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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Romania, 2009–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -43.6% | 2,525 1000 No | 1,424 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 803.14 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 492.84 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.