RO · 2022 · tesem080

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)

Romania, 2022

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
89.8
Romania, 2022
▲ 5.6% vs 2021 (85.0)
Analysis

In 2022, Romania's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) increased by 5.6% compared to 2021, reaching 89.8.

Romania accounts for 78.8% of the EU-27 total of 114.0.

Romania ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.9% (from 109.4 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
78.8%
EU-27: 114.0
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
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