Romania’s unemployment rate was estimated at 7.1 percent for December 2013, down 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous month, according to Romania’s National Statistics Institute INS.

However, compared to the same month of 2012, the unemployment rate went up 0.4 percentage points.

In terms of numbers, Romania saw a decrease in unemployed citizens in December 2013, at 719,000, down from 740,000 recorded in November. However, the number increased from 671,000 unemployed people in December 2012.

According to INS, men’s unemployment rate was with 1.3 percentage points higher than the one of women.

The unemployment rate of adult persons (aged 25-74) was estimated at 5.7 percent for December 2013.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com