The number of unemployed in Romania increased by almost 4,500 in July compared to June, reaching over 451,000. The unemployment rate amounted to 4.99% at the end of July, up by 0.05 percentage points compared to June.

The Teleorman county recorded the highest unemployment rate, of 11.52%, followed by the Vaslui county (10.67%), and Mehedinti (9.51%). The Timis County, by contrast, had the lowest unemployment rate, of 1.38%.

In Bucharest, the unemployment rate reached 1.92% at the end of July, with the number of unemployed amounting to over 21,000 people for a total active population of over 1.1 million.

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