The ILO unemployment rate for Romania remains among the lowest in Europe: 5.1% in November for the 15-74 age bracket, down from 5.2% one month before. The rate is slightly higher compared to the 4.0% in November 2019. The number of working-age people actively seeking jobs increased by 30% year-on-year to 461,689 in November. The rise was steeper (+44%) for the 25-74 age bracket, for which the unemployment rate is lower: 4.1% in November, up from 2.9% one year earlier.
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