Because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Romania, by November 2020 there were approximately 1.5 million employment contracts terminated. The majority of them were in the manufacturing industry, totaling over 280 thousand. The hospitality industry was also severely affected, with a number of 130,460 contracts being terminated since March 2020.
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Number of working contracts terminated because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in 2020, by sector
Characteristic
Number of contracts
Manufacturing
283,388
Wholesale and retail
265,992
Construction
225,942
Education
208,210
Administrative services
167,364
Transportation and storage
140,379
Hospitality
130,460
Professional, scientific and technical activities
63,458
Health care and social assistance
45,795
IT&C
38,731
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Ziarul Financiar. (November 27, 2020). Number of working contracts terminated because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in 2020, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190732/romania-number-of-contracts-terminated-because-of-the-covid-19/
Ziarul Financiar. "Number of working contracts terminated because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in 2020, by sector." Chart. November 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190732/romania-number-of-contracts-terminated-because-of-the-covid-19/
Ziarul Financiar. (2020). Number of working contracts terminated because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in 2020, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190732/romania-number-of-contracts-terminated-because-of-the-covid-19/
Ziarul Financiar. "Number of Working Contracts Terminated Because of The Covid-19 Pandemic in Romania in 2020, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190732/romania-number-of-contracts-terminated-because-of-the-covid-19/
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Number of working contracts terminated because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in 2020, by sector [Graph], Ziarul Financiar, November 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190732/romania-number-of-contracts-terminated-because-of-the-covid-19/
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