11 Martie 2010
Top counties with the highest unemployment rates
Jobless rate worsened in February, climbing 0.2% from a month earlier to 8.3%. Around 20,000 jobs from the public and private sector were axed in February, pushing the total number of unemployed people up to 762,375.
10. Hunedoara and Salaj - 10.9%
The total number of jobs lost increased to 762,375. Of the 760,000 jobs, 622.765 were shed in the private sector and the remaining 139,610 in the public sector.
The number of jobless benefits recipients reached 468,863 in February.
The minister of labor, Mihai Seitan, said recently that unemployment rate hasn’t shown signs of growth in February, after January peak. “There are even signs of decline”, Seitan.
Hunedoara
Unemployment rate: 10.9%
Total number of unemployed: 22,597
Private sector job loss: 21,502
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 6,858
Salaj
Unemployment rate: 10.9%
Total number of unemployed: 11,596
Private sector job loss: 10,932
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 4,042
9. Caras Severin - 11.1%
Total number of unemployed: 14,275
Private sector job loss: 13,755
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 5,624
8. Gorj and Harghita - 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%
Total number of unemployed: 17,300
Private sector job loss: 16,063
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 6,231
Harghita
Unemployment rate: 11.5%
Total number of unemployed: 16,442
Private sector job loss: 16,151
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 4,674
7. Galati - 12.3%
Total number of unemployed: 27,136
Private sector job loss: 18,181
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 13,242
6. Covasna - 12.4%
Total number of unemployed: 11,645
Private sector job loss: 11,243
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 5,859
5. Ialomita - 12.8%
Total number of unemployed: 13,465
Private sector job loss: 12,489
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 6,171
4. Dolj - 12.9%
Total number of unemployed: 38,847
Private sector job loss: 26,568
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 23,015
3. Alba and Teleorman - 13%
Unemployment rate: 13%
Total number of unemployed: 23,579
Private sector job loss: 23,343
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 6,584
Teleorman
Unemployment rate: 13%
Total number of unemployed: 21,922
Private sector job loss: 8,521
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 12,848
2. Vaslui - 14.2%
Total number of unemployed: 22,842
Private sector job loss: 21,377
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 10,657
1. Mehedinti - 14.6%
Total number of unemployed: 17,965
Private sector job loss: 13,115
Total number receiving jobless benefits: 10,264