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Growth 17Transformation 20Decline 11Under construction & planned 6
Key figures
+2,800new jobs announcedfrom 7 reports · since Mar 20260.3 per 1,000 in the labour force
3,769affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 10 reports · since Apr 20260.5 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest expansions
- GE Aerospace to invest over €110m in European plants, 1,000 new jobs+1,000 New jobs ·
- ebm-papst opens new plant in Oradea with 500 planned jobs+500 New jobs ·
- Diehl Aviation opens new Craiova plant, aiming for 500 jobs+500 New jobs ·
Largest job cuts
- Damen Shipyards Mangalia lays off all 1,011 employees1,011 Affected staff ·
- Bucharest transit operator STB to cut up to 800 support staff800 Affected staff ·
- Oracle cuts 500 jobs in Romania500 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | New jobs | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | 8 | +850 | 1,161 |
| Aviation | 3 | +1,500 | 172 |
| Food | 3 | — | — |
| Automotive supplier | 2 | — | 405 |
| Defence | 2 | +150 | — |
Follow-up
Followed up: 5 of 5 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: completed: 2, realised: 1.
Relocated abroad, to: 🇲🇦 Morocco.
Relocated here, from: 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic.
All outcomes and relocations →
Open cases
- Romania declares energy alert over low Danube water levelsNext milestone: 15 Nov 2026
- Cris-Tim to acquire rival Via Trend and Snack 4UNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Wizz Air to cut 172 jobs at its Romanian basesNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Diehl Aviation opens new Craiova plant, aiming for 500 jobsNext milestone: 31 Mar 2027
- US Ballistic to build $25m ammunition line in Sadu, 150 jobsNext milestone: 15 Sep 2027
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Agrippa Ionescu hospital opens new Balotești building worth 961m lei · Infrastructure · 🇷🇴 Romania
- NEPI Rockcastle opens 56 MW Ariceştii Rahtivani solar park in Romania · Infrastructure · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Delgaz Grid completes upgrade of a substation in Suceava county · Infrastructure · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romanian parliament confirms Niculescu government after five months of crisis · Policy · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Rheinmetall and MSC win auction for Mangalia shipyard · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania / Germany / Switzerland
- Commission selects 46 more strategic raw materials projects · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Bulgaria / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden
- IKEA to invest €130m in ten new sites in Romania · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Transilvania Investments sells Independența Sibiu and Mecanica Codlea · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Dacia launches new voluntary departure scheme · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Cris-Tim to acquire rival Via Trend and Snack 4U · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- S&P affirms Romania at BBB- with negative outlook · Policy · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romania files final recovery-plan payment request for €6.04bn · Policy · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Mureș County wins almost RON 240m for data centre in Sânpaul · Digitalization · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Fujikura to cut 309 jobs at Dej plant · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- AmbaFlex to invest up to €30m in new plant in Jucu · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- US Ballistic to build $25m ammunition line in Sadu, 150 jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- RAITAR to build meat-canning plant in Sasca Nouă, up to 300 jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Ferrero plans first Romanian factory in Timișoara · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Wizz Air to cut 172 jobs at its Romanian bases · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romania approves €152m upgrade of national road DN73C · Infrastructure · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Printmasters to close Cicârlău plant, 450 jobs affected · Closures · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Euro-Druckservice to close Ghimbav plant, affecting 84 jobs · Closures · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romania opens A3 motorway section Zimbor–Poarta Sălajului to traffic · Infrastructure · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romanian antitrust body clears takeover of Engie Building Solutions · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Scatec to acquire Urleasca wind project in Romania for €168m · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Sweden / Romania
- Romania declares energy alert over low Danube water levels · Policy · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Diehl Aviation opens new Craiova plant, aiming for 500 jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Joyson Safety Systems closes Jibou plant, cutting 96 jobs · Closures · 🇷🇴 Romania
- DEHN opens first Romanian factory in Pitești, up to 150 jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- SGB-ALFA inaugurates Botoșani transformer plant, 200 jobs by 2027 · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romgaz notifies Azomureș takeover to competition authority · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Șimleu Silvaniei solar farm (104 MW) enters commercial operation · Infrastructure · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Oracle cuts 500 jobs in Romania · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Prosus to buy founder's remaining stake in eMAG · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- ebm-papst opens new plant in Oradea with 500 planned jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Road builder Autotehnorom dismisses 150 of 170 employees · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Bucharest transit operator STB to cut up to 800 support staff · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Tenaris to acquire Romanian pipe maker Artrom Steel Tubes · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Damen Shipyards Mangalia lays off all 1,011 employees · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romania secures over €250m for 20 trainsets and 16 locomotives · Policy · 🇷🇴 Romania
- CFM reopens Prut-2–Fălciu rail line linking Moldova and Romania · Infrastructure · 🇲🇩 Moldova / Romania
- CET Govora dismisses 197 workers in its open-pit zones · Layoffs · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Raiffeisen Bank Romania buys Garanti BBVA Romania for €591m · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- METRANS acquires 50% of Arad South terminal in Romania · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- GE Aerospace to invest over €110m in European plants, 1,000 new jobs · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy / Poland / Czech Republic / United Kingdom / Romania
- Bulgaria, Greece and Romania plan joint EU funding bid for rail corridor · Policy · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria / Greece / Romania
2025
- European Commission clears CRRC and Grampet freight wagon joint venture · Policy · 🇷🇴 Romania / China
- Greece, Bulgaria and Romania sign rail and road corridor agreement · Policy · 🇬🇷 Greece / Bulgaria / Romania
2026 · planned
- Moldova and Romania build Prut bridge at Ungheni by autumn 2026 · Under construction & planned · 🇲🇩 Moldova / Romania
2027 · planned
- Mintia gas plant runs its first turbine on natural gas · Under construction & planned · 🇷🇴 Romania
2028 · planned
- Romania to electrify first-ever railway in the Republic of Moldova · Under construction & planned · 🇷🇴 Romania
2029 · planned
- Siemens to modernise signalling at 26 stations in Romania · Under construction & planned · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Romania upgrades Brașov–Sighișoara railway with EIB loan · Under construction & planned · 🇷🇴 Romania
2031 · planned
- Romania approves land expropriations for the Gădălin–Suceava power line · Under construction & planned · 🇷🇴 Romania