The number of employees in Romania exceeded five million at the end of 2015 and recorded an increase of 140,000 compared to end-2014.

Some 60.9% of all employees worked in the services sector, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INS).

Women earned on average 7% less than men last year. The average net salary amounted to RON 1,859 (EUR 418), up 9.5% compared to the previous year.

The salaries in the financial intermediation and insurance sector were 2.2 times higher compared to the national average salary. At the other end, people who worked in hotels and restaurants earned 42% less than the national average salary.

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