Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Romania

Romania: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate was 2.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.9
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
51st
of 70 countries
All-time high
9.1
in 2011
All-time low
2
in 2020
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Romania, 2006–2024

2468102006201520242006: 5.82007: 6.22008: 5.82009: 6.82010: 7.22011: 9.12012: 8.12013: 7.52014: 6.92015: 4.72016: 6.12017: 4.82018: 3.42019: 2.12020: 22021: 32022: 2.62023: 2.72024: 2.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Romania stood at 2.9.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Romania peaked at 9.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2020.

That places Romania 51st out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Romania, 2006 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2006 5.8
2007 6.2 +6.9%
2008 5.8 -6.5%
2009 6.8 +17.2%
2010 7.2 +5.9%
2011 9.1 +26.4%
2012 8.1 -11.0%
2013 7.5 -7.4%
2014 6.9 -8.0%
2015 4.7 -31.9%
2016 6.1 +29.8%
2017 4.8 -21.3%
2018 3.4 -29.2%
2019 2.1 -38.2%
2020 2 -4.8%
2021 3 +50.0%
2022 2.6 -13.3%
2023 2.7 +3.8%
2024 2.9 +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.15 5.8 6.8 4
2010s 5.99 2.1 9.1 10
2020s 2.64 2 3 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 50 Brunei Darussalam 3.1 compare
  2. 52 Singapore 2.8
  3. 52 Seychelles 2.8 compare
  4. 54 Philippines 2.7 compare
  5. 54 Palestine, State of 2.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Romania?
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate in Romania was 2.9 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 9.1 in 2011.
What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
How does Romania rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate?
Romania ranks 51st out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
157 places, 3,300 data points, 1991–2027
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. The rate refers to this group divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.