Economy, jobs and prices in Covasna (Centru, Romania): official figures
GDP per person was 21,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 54% of the EU average (77% for Romania); 26th highest of 42 counties in Romania.
How big is the economy of Covasna?
The local economy produced €2.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Covasna?
About 77,690 people worked in Covasna in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Covasna?
At the end of August 2026 the employment agency in Covasna county had 5,125 people on its unemployment register, giving a rate of 6.55% (5th highest of 42 counties; national rate 3.26%).
Source: Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM) · saved copyIs unemployment rising in Covasna?
Registered unemployment in Covasna was 6.15% at the end of August 2025 with 4,868 people on the register, so over the year the rate rose by 0.40 percentage points and the count rose by 257 (ANOFM computes the 2026 rate on the active population at 1 January 2025 and the 2025 rate on that at 1 January 2024).
Source: Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM) · saved copyHow many young people are unemployed in Covasna?
Young people under 25 were 34.2% of the registered unemployed in Covasna in August 2026 (1,753 people), while those over 55 were 13.7%. Across Romania under-25s were 11.3% of the register.
Source: Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM) · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Covasna?
In July 2026 the average gross salary declared for workers in Covasna was 6,165 lei, which is 81% of the national average of 7,649 lei and 21st lowest of 42 counties.
Source: Casa Națională de Pensii Publice (CNPP) · saved copyHow many employers are there in Covasna?
4,421 employers in Covasna filed social insurance returns for July 2026, covering 43,465 insured people, an average of 9.8 insured per employer (10.7 nationally). The county accounts for 0.7% of Romania's insured workforce.
Source: Casa Națională de Pensii Publice (CNPP) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Covasna?
The largest part of the economy of Covasna in 2024 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 25.4% of gross value added, followed by industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (22.4%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Covasna?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 22.4% of output in 2024, against 19.1% for Romania.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Covasna growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.0 billion in 2015 to €2.3 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 131% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Covasna?
The number of people working in Covasna rose by 1.6% between 2015 and 2024, to 77,690.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Women made up 50.2% of the registered unemployed in Covasna in August 2026; the female unemployment rate was 7.47% and the male rate 5.83%, one of the wider gaps between the sexes in Romania. Source: Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM) · saved copy
- 1,683 of the registered unemployed in Covasna were long-term unemployed in August 2026 (out of work for more than 12 months, or more than 6 months for those under 25), 32.8% of the total against 38.9% nationally; 20th lowest of 42 counties. Source: Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM) · saved copy
- 41.3% of the unemployed on the register in Covasna county had at most primary schooling or no schooling at all in August 2026 (28.5% nationally), and 139 had a university degree. Source: Agenția Națională pentru Ocuparea Forței de Muncă (ANOFM) · saved copy
How Covasna compares with other counties in Romania
Registered unemployment rate, 31 August 2026 (%) (August 2026)
Covasna ranks 5 of 42, highest first. Registered unemployed as a share of the civilian active population at 1 January 2025 (ANOFM).
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate, 31 August 2026 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Teleorman | 8.54% |
| 3 | Dolj | 8.52% |
| 4 | Mehedinţi | 8.26% |
| 5 | Covasna | 6.55% |
| 6 | Suceava | 6.39% |
| 7 | Sălaj | 6.30% |
| 8 | Galaţi | 6.12% |
Average gross monthly wage, July 2026 (lei) (July 2026)
Covasna ranks 22 of 42, highest first. From employer D112 returns; workers are counted where their employer is registered, which lifts Bucharest.
| Rank | Area | Average gross monthly wage, July 2026 (lei) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Călăraşi | 6,270 lei |
| 20 | Constanţa | 6,269 lei |
| 21 | Botoşani | 6,251 lei |
| 22 | Covasna | 6,165 lei |
| 23 | Buzău | 6,108 lei |
| 24 | Dâmboviţa | 6,072 lei |
| 25 | Sălaj | 6,044 lei |
Long-term unemployed, share of registered unemployed, August 2026 (%) (August 2026)
Covasna ranks 23 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Long-term unemployed, share of registered unemployed, August 2026 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Constanţa | 36.5% |
| 21 | Maramureş | 36.4% |
| 22 | Cluj | 33.1% |
| 23 | Covasna | 32.8% |
| 24 | Bacău | 32.7% |
| 25 | Arad | 28.4% |
| 26 | Caraş-Severin | 26.7% |
Change in registered unemployment rate, August 2025 to August 2026 (percentage points) (2025-2026)
Covasna ranks 6 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in registered unemployment rate, August 2025 to August 2026 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sălaj | +0.67 |
| 4 | Argeş | +0.62 |
| 5 | Gorj | +0.54 |
| 6 | Covasna | +0.40 |
| 7 | Constanţa | +0.39 |
| 8 | Arad | +0.34 |
| 9 | Călăraşi | +0.34 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Covasna ranks 24 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Harghita | 22.8% |
| 22 | Bistriţa-Năsăud | 22.6% |
| 23 | Călăraşi | 22.6% |
| 24 | Covasna | 22.4% |
| 25 | Mureş | 21.8% |
| 26 | Neamţ | 20.0% |
| 27 | Ialomiţa | 19.8% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Covasna ranks 20 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Galaţi | 17.5% |
| 18 | Giurgiu | 16.7% |
| 19 | Sălaj | 16.7% |
| 20 | Covasna | 16.4% |
| 21 | Ialomiţa | 16.4% |
| 22 | Suceava | 16.3% |
| 23 | Argeş | 16.0% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Covasna ranks 16 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Tulcea | 21.2% |
| 14 | Vrancea | 21.1% |
| 15 | Sălaj | 21.1% |
| 16 | Covasna | 21.0% |
| 17 | Brăila | 20.9% |
| 18 | Caraş-Severin | 20.8% |
| 19 | Neamţ | 20.7% |
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