Unemployment rate, monthly: Romania vs Bulgaria

Romania: 6.4 % (August 2026). Bulgaria: 3.5 % (August 2026).

Unemployment rate, monthly in Romania and Bulgaria, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

RomaniaBulgaria
Latest figure6.4 %3.5 %
EU rank10 / 3026 / 30
Change, 1 year––
Change, 5 years––

Shared periods

PeriodRomaniaBulgariaGap
August 20266.4 %3.5 %+2.9 %
July 20266.4 %3.5 %+2.9 %
June 20266.8 %3.5 %+3.3 %
May 20266.7 %3.4 %+3.3 %
April 20266.8 %3.2 %+3.6 %
March 20266.5 %3.0 %+3.5 %
February 20266.3 %3.0 %+3.3 %
January 20266.3 %3.0 %+3.3 %
December 20256.1 %3.1 %+3.0 %
November 20256.3 %3.3 %+3.0 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_m

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