FX.co ★ Romania Jobless Rate Steady at 6.4%

Romania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6.4% in August 2026, unchanged from July. The number of unemployed people rose by 3.4 thousand compared with the previous month and by 28.6 thousand from a year earlier. By gender, the unemployment rate for men inched up to 6.3% from 6.2% in July, while the rate for women eased to 6.5% from 6.7%. Among people aged 25–74, who represented 76.5% of all unemployed, the unemployment rate was stable at 5.2% versus the prior month. On a yearly basis, however, the overall unemployment rate remained above the 6.1% recorded in August 2025.