Working in Romania
The latest from the Romanian labour market
Sorin Iordan, 19.06.2025, 14:02
The average net pay in Romania fell by 44 lei in April compared to the previous month to around 5,600 lei (€1,120). The highest salaries were in the oil and gas extraction industry – over 14,000 lei (almost €2,800), followed by information technology – around 12,000 lei (about 2,500 euro). The lowest salaries remained in HoReCa – over 3,300 lei (~660 euro) and in the textile industry – almost 3,500 lei (~700 euro). In the budgetary sector, the average net salary recorded slight decreases compared to the previous month, with the most important decrease being in education, by 2.4 percent. In contrast, the average monthly pension and the state social security pension increased by about 20% each. Thus, the average monthly pension was about 2,900 lei (~575 euro) and the average social insurance pension about 2,800 lei (~555 euro). The average number of pensioners amounted to 4.9 million in the first quarter, down by 24,000 from the last quarter of last year. The ratio of the average number of pensioners to the average number of employees was 8 to 10, with large variations across the territories. For example, in Bucharest and neighboring Ilfov county there were 4 retirees for every 10 employees, while in Teleorman (south) the ratio was 15 retirees for every 10 employees, and in Vaslui county (northeast), 13 retirees for every 10 employees.
The Municipal Hospital “Dr. Teodor Andrei” in Lugoj, in the county of Timis (west), organizes this month several competitions to fill vacancies. The recruitment process targets medical, auxiliary and administrative staff, with permanent employment contracts. Thus, 2 posts of generalist medical assistant for the day hospitalization department, 1 post of senior generalist medical assistant for the sterilization department, 1 post of medical statistician for the medical statistics department, 1 post of nurse for the infectious diseases department and 1 post of cleaning attendant for the day hospitalization department. All positions are full-time, i.e. 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, in accordance with the legislation in force. In addition to the recruitment of medical staff, the competition for the position of hospital manager is also underway. Details on the conditions of participation, necessary documents, bibliography and application forms can be consulted and downloaded from the official website of the Municipal Hospital “Dr. Teodor Andrei” in Lugoj, smlugoj.ro.
Sălaj is the county with the highest unemployment rate in north-western Romania. Here, only a quarter of the resident population is employed, the rest being pensioners, children, the unemployed and other social categories. Experts say the situation is caused by the fact that most jobs are concentrated in big cities, while opportunities are limited in rural areas. Alin Buză, president of the Employers’ Association of Sălaj, said that although there are companies willing to hire, not all unemployed people in Sălaj are interested in working, but prefer to live on the social benefits offered by the state. According to AJOFM Sălaj, many unemployed people do not even have secondary school education and are very difficult to employ because they do not prove that they have any skills in a particular trade. Alin Buză pointed out that the institution has tried to organize Romanian language skills courses, but potential beneficiaries have asked for money to attend. Despite this situation, AJOFM said it will continue programs designed to get as many unemployed people as possible into work.
Călărași county, in southern Romania, has exceeded the national average in terms of unemployment. The registered unemployment rate here was 4.8%, compared with the national average of 3.7%. There are nearly 4,800 people looking for work, and experts say more than half of them are considered long-term unemployed. The executive director of the county employment agency, Tudora Nicolae, said that the unemployment rate in the county could fall to 4-4.2% and that of the total number of people out of work, around 500 are receiving benefits. Every week, employers in Călărași send more than 200 jobs to AJOFM. The county is currently looking for doctors, insurance consultants, copywriters, construction engineers, accountants, sales agents, foremen, tractor drivers, laborers, carpet cleaners and service workers in the technical area. (MI)
