Population and employment in Europe

• Author: Constantin S.
• Pages: 253-258

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov

Series V: Economic Sciences • Vol. 9 (58) No. 2 - 2016

Population and employment in Europe

Sanda CONSTANTIN1

Abstract: The paper presents an analysis of the evolution of two characteristics, total

employment and total population in Romania and in the European Union. The chosen period

for analysis is 2010-2015. The purpose was, also, to determine if there is any relationship

between the two above mentioned characteristics. The analysis showed that the population at

European Union level increases almost every year, whereas in Romania it keeps decreasing .

Pearson’s correlation coefficient level points out that there is a strong link between the two

characteristics, this meaning that the total number of people influences the total number of

employees, both in Romania and in the European Union. There was also presented a

prediction, made by EUROSTAT, regarding the future evolution of the total population

which shows a dramatic decrease in Romania.

Key-words: population, employment, correlation coefficient

1. Introduction

The employee /worker is the person who, in exchange for remuneration, offers his

labour force.

The number of employees in a country, as well as in a region, in correlation

with the total population from that area, is very important because, in almost all

situations, the persons ensure all their needs from that remuneration.

When the unemployment takes high proportions, serious economic problems

appear in that particular region or in that country, consisting in an increase of social

expenses with supporting the unemployed, increasing the poverty rate and

criminality.

2. Objectives

The main objective of this research consists in an analysis of the two characteristics

taken into consideration: the total population and the employment level.

1 Transilvania University of Braşov, sanda.constantin@unitbv.ro