In the first 3 months of 2025, the Romanian labor market slowed down compared to the same period of the previous year. Economic uncertainties, especially in the global and local political context, had a major impact on companies’ development plans and recruitment strategies. On bestjobs, the online recruitment platform, 52,000 jobs were published, which generated over 2.4 million applications. The most active candidates come from the age categories 25-34, followed by 18-24, the two categories