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Tourism Federation Says Unemployment in Hotels and Restaurants Hits 60%

The unemployment rate in hotels and restaurants in Romania has already reached 60% and will soon climb to 90%, the Romanian federation of tourism employers said Tuesday, adding the situation of over 50,000 employees on the Romanian sea-coast is dire.

Romania Unemployment Rate Grows to 5.4% in May

Romania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate grew 0.1 percentage point on month in May, to 5.4%, the country's statistics board said Monday.

Eurostat: Romania Registers One Of Lowest Unemployment Rates In The EU

Romania registered one of the lowest unemployment rates, of 5.4%, in February 2017, with the Czech Republic seeing the lowest rate, of 3.4%, and Greece seeing the biggest rate, of 23.1%, according to a report released on Monday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

EBRD: Romanian Public Sector Hiring Kept Unemployment Low

Unemployment remained low in Romania in 2008-2010, compared with the levels recorded in Central Europe and the Baltic states, mainly because unemployment was relatively low even before the crisis and the public sector absorbed a lot of personnel, says a report by the EBRD.

Romanian Labor Min Reminds Employers Of Advantages To Hiring Unemployed People

Romanian acting Labor Minister Emil Boc said Friday that he has ordered "a more aggressive campaign" to inform the business environment about the incentives provided to hire unemployed people, even as the jobless rate is declining.

ING: Jobless Figures Don’t Reflect Romanian Economic Reality

Romanian declining unemployment rate “is spectacular”, but it doesn’t reflect the economic reality in the country, ING Bank said in a report Friday.

Romania 4Q ‘10 Jobless Rate Rises To 7.3%

Romania's unemployment rate grew to 7.3% in the fourth quarter of 2010, from 6.9% in the previous quarter, the country’s statistics institute INS said Monday.

Romanian Govt To Cut Aid For Unemployed People Who Turn Down A Job Offer

Romania's Government has decided to cut unemployment aid to people who turn down a job, regardless of the distance between their home and the position, or who refuse to take part in a professional training program, as of next year.

Romanian Govt Might Deny Aid To Unemployed People Who Turn Down A Job Offer Twice

People on unemployment who are counseled by an employment agency advisor and turn down a job offer twice will no longer receive aid, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Romania To Set Unemployment Aid At 75% Of RON500 Reference Social Indicator

Unemployment aid in Romania will be set next year at 75% of the national reference social indicator, which is currently 500 lei (EUR1=RON4.2996), and will no longer be tied to minimum wage, increased to RON670.

Romanian Govt Raises Unemployment Budget On Planned Job Cuts

The Government will raise expenses for unemployment aid this year by 1.1 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2404) at this year’s first budget revision, expecting a higher number of jobless people than initially estimated when the budget was drafted.

Romanian State-Owned Railway Co CFR Calatori To Send Entire Staff Into Technical Unemployment

All of the approximately 15,000 employees of Romanian state-owned railway passenger transporter CFR Calatori will be sent into technical unemployment by rotation from Monday until the end of the year, general manager Liviu Pescarasu told MEDIAFAX on Wednesday.

Romania Jobless Rate Falls To 7.4% In June

Romanian unemployment rate slightly fell to 7.44% in June, from 7.67% a month earlier, the country’s employment agency ANOFM said Wednesday.

Romania Jobless Rate Falls To 7.7% In May

Romanian unemployment rate fell for the second straight month in May to 7.67%, from 8.07% in the previous month, official data showed Tuesday.

Romania’s 2010 Estimated Unemployment Rate Up 0.5% On Year – Govt

Romania’s Government said in a document issued in May that the number of unemployed people is expected to increase to 740,000, only 31,000 more on the year, and that the unemployment rate will grow to 8.3%, a 0.5% increase on the year.

Romania Jobless Rate Subject To Further Pressures In 2010 – IMF

Romania's unemployment rate is subject to further pressures over the next period, but the increase should be manageable because the jobless rate is still below EU average, the International Monetary Fund mission head said Monday.

Romania April Jobless Rate Falls Slightly To 8.07%

Romania's unemployment rate fell about 0.3 percentage points on the month to 8.07% in April, official data showed Monday.

Romanian Jobless Rate Up To 8.36% In March

Romania's jobless rate rose to 8.36% in March, up from 8.3% a month earlier and well above a rate of 5.6% in the same period the previous year, the country’s employment agency ANOFM said Thursday.

IMF Head: Some Romanians Might Lose Their Jobs In Next Months

Romania’s unemployment might grow in the coming months, but the government should solve the issue and show confidence in the economic recovery, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Tuesday in Bucharest.

Romania’s Unemployment Rate 2% Below European Average, No Use To Lament – President

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday the country’s unemployment rate is about 2% below the average registered in the European Union, adding Romania should “stop lamenting and concentrate on other matters that need to be solved.”

One In Three Unemployed Romanians Has Been Jobless For More Than One Year

One in three unemployed people in Romania has been jobless for more than one year, a level similar to that reported overall in the EU, where the risk of long-term unemployment is significant, leading to increased social exclusion and poverty, according to a Eurostat study.

Romania February Jobless Rate Rises To 8.3%

Romanian unemployment rose 0.2 percentage points on the month to 8.3% in February, the highest rate since 2003, official data showed Monday.

ING Revises Romania 2010 Jobless Rate Fcast To 9.5% Tops Vs 10.1%

ING Bank Romania upgraded its forecast on Romania’s jobless rate to a peak of 9.5% in 2010, from a maximum rate of 10.1% previously, ING senior economist Nicolae Chidesciuc said Tuesday.

Romanian Govt To Issue Law Allowing Furlough Come Feb 1

The Romanian Government will approve early February a draft law regulating furlough measures to protect employees, starting with February 1, 2010, in a fashion similar to the system applied last year, said Prime Minister Emil Boc, after talks with unions and employers.

Romania Unemployment Seen Growing In 1H ’10 – IMF Official

Romania’s unemployment will continue to grow during the first half of 2010, and the number of jobless people might reach one million, Jeffrey Franks, head of the International Monetary Fund mission to Bucharest, told ProTV television station in an interview Wednesday.

Romania To Have 100,000 More Jobless People In Next Two Mos

The number of unemployed people will rise by about 100,000 in the next two months and their total number will exceed 725,000, the leader of the Romanian industry union - UGIR 1903, Cezar Corici, told a news conference Thursday.

Romania’s SNLO Sends Over 9,000 Employees On Tech Unemployment For One Mo

Romania’s state-owned brown coal mining company – Societatea Nationala a Lignitului Oltenia, or SNLO, sent on technical unemployment over 9,000 employees between June 15 and July 15, on large existent coal stocks.

Romanian Mefin To Send Its Employees On Technical Unemployment As Of Jun 2

Romanian car parts maker Mefin Sinaia (MEF.RO) decided to send all its 508 employees on technical unemployment between June 2 and July 1, after it scrapped last week the layoff decision announced mid-May, the company said Tuesday.

Romanian ArcelorMittal Galati Employees Go On Technical Unemployment Monday

All 11,700 employees of Romanian steel mill ArcelorMittal Galati will take turns to go on technical unemployment, starting Monday and lasting until the end of July, and will be paid 85% of their salary, according to mill director Augustine Kochuparampil.

Romanian President: A 10% Jobless Rate Will Trigger Major Social Problems

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Tuesday evening on the national television that the country is bound to face major social problems if the unemployment rate touches nearly 10%.

Romanian 4Q Jobless Rate Dn YY To 5.8% Vs 6.1%

Romania's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.8% in the fourth quarter of 2008 from 6.1% during the same period a year before, the National Institute of Statistics, or INS, said Monday.

Romanian Employment Agency Sees 550,000 – 600,000 Jobless People In Romania By Yearend

The number of jobless people in Romania could reach 550,000 - 600,000 by the end of the year, according to Silviu Bian, head of Romania’s’ national employment agency, who added the estimate was made considering the realities on the country’s labor market.

Romania Might Face Unemployment Crisis – State Secretary

Romania is not facing an unemployment crisis yet, but this may happen, state secretary on employment issues with the Labor Ministry Dumitru Cornoiu said Tuesday during the seminar “How the labor market is changing”, organized by business daily Ziarul Financiar.

Romanian Labor Min Significantly Revises ’09 Jobless Estimates

Romania's labor minister Marian Sarbu said Monday the number of the unemployed in Romania will be at around 800,000 at the end of 2009, significantly above the 525,000 initially estimated.

Romanian Govt Extends Welfare Granting Interval By 3 Months

The unemployment aid granting interval will be extended by three months, while the employer and employees will be exempt from paying social security contributions, throughout the temporary cease of activity, for an interval of three months, the Romanian government decided Wednesday.

Romanian Plane Mkr IAR Ghimbav Lacks Clients, Workers Go Back Home

Some 220 employees of Romanian plane maker IAR Ghimbav reentered technical unemployment Monday, and the representatives of employees plan to meet with economy minister Adriean Videanu at the end of the week.

Over 1,200 People To Lose Job Until March In S Romania

Over 1,200 employees in Constanta county, southern Romania, will remain jobless after the first months of 2009.

Over 300 Romanian Cos To Can 33,837 Jobs Feb-May – Employment Agency

Over 300 companies, mostly from the private sector, announced they would scrap a total 33,837 jobs countrywide, February through May, according to centralized data of the Romanian National Employment agency.

Ctrl Romanian Cos To Layoff Over 2,700 Employees In Jan, Feb

The central Romanian Brasov county employment agency published a new list of collective layoffs to be unfolded in January and February. Thus, over 2,700 people in 20 companies will be laid over these two months.

Around 2,000 Employees To Be Laid Off C Romania By Mar ‘09

Several Romanian economic operators in the central county of Prahova will lay off around 2,000 employees between December 2008 and March 2009, the spokesperson of Prahova Labor Force Recruitment Agency, Dragos Parvan said Monday.