ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Romania

Romania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2,083 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,083 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
19th
of 72 countries
All-time high
2,787 1000 No
in 2009
All-time low
1,424 1000 No
in 2012
Years of data
16
2009–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Romania, 2009–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k2009201620242009: 2.8k 1000 No2010: 2.5k 1000 No2011: 2.5k 1000 No2012: 1.4k 1000 No2013: 1.4k 1000 No2014: 1.5k 1000 No2015: 1.7k 1000 No2016: 1.8k 1000 No2017: 1.8k 1000 No2018: 1.8k 1000 No2019: 1.8k 1000 No2020: 1.8k 1000 No2021: 1.9k 1000 No2022: 1.9k 1000 No2023: 2.1k 1000 No2024: 2.1k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Romania is 2,083 1000 No, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Romania peaked at 2,787 1000 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,424 1000 No, in 2012.

Romania ranks 19th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Romania, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Romania, 2009 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2009 2,787 1000 No
2010 2,512 1000 No -9.9%
2011 2,525 1000 No +0.5%
2012 1,424 1000 No -43.6%
2013 1,448 1000 No +1.7%
2014 1,470 1000 No +1.5%
2015 1,711 1000 No +16.4%
2016 1,834 1000 No +7.2%
2017 1,759 1000 No -4.1%
2018 1,765 1000 No +0.3%
2019 1,827 1000 No +3.5%
2020 1,822 1000 No -0.3%
2021 1,897 1000 No +4.1%
2022 1,945 1000 No +2.6%
2023 2,104 1000 No +8.2%
2024 2,083 1000 No -1.0%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 2,083 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 2,083 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -43.6% 2,525 1000 No 1,424 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,787 1000 No 2,787 1000 No 2,787 1000 No 1
2010s 1,828 1000 No 1,424 1000 No 2,525 1000 No 10
2020s 1,970 1000 No 1,822 1000 No 2,104 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 16 Republic of Korea 3,208 1000 No compare
  2. 17 Italy 2,869 1000 No compare
  3. 18 Spain 2,089 1000 No compare
  4. 20 Rwanda 1,991 1000 No compare
  5. 21 Colombia 1,839 1000 No compare
  6. 22 Czechia 1,653 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Romania?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Romania was 2,083 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 2,787 1000 No in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,424 1000 No in 2012.
How does Romania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Romania ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.