The number of unemployed people in Romania increased by more than 19,000 in July compared to June, to 460,990, and the overall unemployment rate was 5.09%, said the labor force agency (ANOFM), quoted by Mediafax.

The counties which register the highest unemployment rates are Vaslui (10.8%), Teleorman (10.3%), Mehedinti (9.7%) and Galati (9.2%). More than a quarter of unemployed people are 40 to 49 years old. Some 112,000 unemployed received unemployment relief from the state in July.

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