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The active population by branches of the national economy
The active population dropped with 11% in 2002 compared with 1992.
The most affected branch was the processing industry. This was due to the massive reduction in the number of
employees at firms such as COMELF SA, RAAL SA, ROMBAT SA, IPROEB SA, MOPAL SA, ARIO SA, MEBIS SA
and others, as the consequence of privatisation, reorganization and the economic and financial blocking that affected
the development of several such privatised firms.
A part of the dismissed population from the processing industry currently works in the services field. Although the
percentage is high, the number of persons absorbed is insignificant.
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processing industry
commerce/public food
Unemployment in Bistrita municipality,1994- 1998
Due to frequent reorganisations of national and local
industry, Bistrita municipality witnessed a significant
increase in the percentage of unemployed persons
between 1994 and 2000. This was caused by:
- developments on labour market
- inefficient use of the labour force
- the decrease in work productivity and real salaries
- large part of the population capable of work being
unemployed
Graphic no. 1: Employed population by activity
transport&telecommunic...
public administration
education
health
1992
2002
Starting in 2000, there was a slight increase in the
number of the employed population. This was due to
the growth recorded in production activity in Bistrita
municipality and the considerable growth in
investments in development. Apart from foreign
investment – such as LEONI, Roseyarns, Sarata
weaving mill – investment programmes were also
developed, including TERAPLAST, ROMBAT, RAAL
etc.