Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Romania

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

Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
9th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.8%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

00.20.40.60.811999200820181999: 0.826 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.811 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.847 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.86 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.876 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.91 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.908 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.919 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.929 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.956 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.957 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.955 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.951 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.949 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.948 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.948 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.952 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.954 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.961 % of urban labor force in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Romania peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.

That places Romania 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1999 0.8%
2000 0.8% -1.9%
2001 0.8% +4.5%
2002 0.9% +1.5%
2003 0.9% +1.9%
2004 0.9% +3.9%
2005 0.9% -0.2%
2006 0.9% +1.2%
2007 0.9% +1.1%
2008 1.0% +2.9%
2009 1.0% +0.1%
2010 1.0% -0.2%
2011 1.0% -0.5%
2012 0.9% -0.2%
2013 0.9% -0.1%
2014 0.9% +0.1%
2015 1.0% +0.3%
2016 1.0% +0.3%
2018 1.0% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 6 China 1.0% compare
  2. 7 Kazakhstan 1.0% compare
  3. 8 Republic of Korea 1.0% compare
  4. 10 Malta 1.0% compare
  5. 11 Tajikistan 1.0% compare
  6. 12 Iceland 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Romania?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Romania was 1.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
How does Romania rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Romania ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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