RO · 2023 · tesem080

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

Romania, 2023

Employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64)
90.6
Romania, 2023
▲ 0.9% vs 2022 (89.8)
Analysis

In 2023, Romania's employment rate of low skilled persons (age group 20-64) increased by 0.9% compared to 2022, reaching 90.6.

Romania accounts for 78.0% of the EU-27 total of 116.2.

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 110.4 in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
78.0%
EU-27: 116.2
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
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