Romania To Have 100,000 More Jobless People In Next Two Mos

The unemployment rate rose by 0.3% in September to 6.9% and the total number of unemployed people reached 625,140, up 24,000 compared to August, according to data offered by the National Employment Agency.

The unemployment rate was at 3.9% in September last year.

The International Monetary Fund estimates this year’s unemployment rate will reach 9.6% compared to 8.9% at the beginning of negotiations for a standby loan agreement early 2009.

The unemployment rate might rise to 10% in 2010, and will drop to 8.3% in 2011, according to the IMF’s estimations after the first evaluation of the agreement.