Abstract:

The paper discusses labour market disequilibria at national and regional level by applying the matching theory. Two comparative analyses are developed in order to better understand the different aspects of these disequilibria in the Romanian labour market. After a short presentation of empirical figures and facts of the period 2005-2009 and the official forecasts for the period 2009-2014, the paper deals with the theoretical approaches related to the methods applied in the investigation of structural unemployment and to the main results, followed by the statistical analysis of the labour market in Romania compared to the European Union. A distinctive part of the paper is devoted to the analysis of the compatibility between the unemployed people and job vacancies in the regions of Romania. A final part discusses research outcomes and conclusions