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Romania's January Unemployment Rate Rose to 8.1%Updated: 09-02-2010 | Economy
In the first month of the year, Romania's unemployment rose at 8.1%, the highest level since January 2003, when it reached 8.6%, according to official data showed Monday by the National Employment Agency ANOFM. The total number of unemployed people rose to 740,982 in January, from 709,383 in December, when the unemployment was 7.8%, significantly higher than the one registered in the first month of 2009.
According to ANOFM, 459.158 persons receive compensations and 281.824 unemployed people do not. Most of the jobless people, 605.371, are coming from the private companies.
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