Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Romania

Romania: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 1.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
25th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.9%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Romania, 1999–2018

00.20.40.60.811999200820181999: 0.871 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.865 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.893 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.901 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.913 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.91 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.925 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.933 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.926 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.948 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.948 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.942 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.945 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.949 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.952 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.95 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.955 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.953 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.96 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Romania recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Romania peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.

That places Romania 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1999 0.9%
2000 0.9% -0.7%
2001 0.9% +3.3%
2002 0.9% +0.9%
2003 0.9% +1.3%
2004 0.9% -0.3%
2005 0.9% +1.7%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2007 0.9% -0.8%
2008 0.9% +2.3%
2009 0.9% +0.0%
2010 0.9% -0.6%
2011 0.9% +0.3%
2012 0.9% +0.4%
2013 1.0% +0.3%
2014 1.0% -0.2%
2015 1.0% +0.5%
2016 1.0% -0.1%
2018 1.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Romania?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Romania was 1.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
How does Romania rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Romania ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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