Romania\u2019s labour market experienced a decline in job postings in 2024 compared to 2023 and 2022, reflecting global economic headwinds and companies\u2019 cost-optimisation efforts after years of significant expansion and recruitment across industries, according to an analysis by online recruitment platform bestjobs.<\/p>\n
A total of 270,000 jobs were advertised this year, with the steepest declines recorded in the IT&C sector (down 21%), followed by Production\/Logistics (down 7%) and Finance\/Accounting (down 6%), Ziarul Financiar<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Despite the overall decline, Sales jobs accounted for 23% of total active postings on bestjobs, followed by Finance\/Accounting (10%), Engineering (9%), Production\/Logistics (8%), and Construction\/Installations (8%). Job availability in the Construction and Retail sectors remained stable compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n Geographically, job postings were most concentrated in Bucharest & Ilfov, followed by Timi\u015f, Bra\u015fov, Cluj, and Prahova, highlighting continued regional imbalances in employment opportunities.<\/p>\n