# Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Nord-Est (NUTS-2 RO21)

Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Nord-Est (NUTS-2 RO21) was 5.7% in 2025, up 0.8 percentage points from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.1% (2019) to 6.8% (2021), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `RO-21.UNEMP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1999-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (27 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/romania/unemployment-rate-15-74-nord-est-nuts-2-ro21

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 5.7% |
| 2024 | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 6.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% |
| 2005 | 5.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 7.1% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/RO-21.UNEMP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/RO-21.UNEMP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```