62 percent of jobs in Romania could be lost through automation

Nearly 62 percent of jobs in Romania may be at risk of disappearing through automation of activities, the highest rate in the European Union where the average is 54 percent according to a report published by the Bruegel Institute.

Among the 28 EU member states, the risk of job loss through computerization varies from 46.69 percent in Sweden to 61.93 percent in Romania.

By comparison, a similar study done by Carl Frey and Michael Osborne at the Oxford University shows that 47 percent of Americans are at risk of losing their work place due to technological advancements in the next 10 or 20 years.

Countries in Northern Europe, including UK, Germany and France present risk levels similar to the one in the US. Predictably, countries at the periphery of the European Union will suffer the most from technological advancement, being the principal suppliers of unskilled workers.

Job loss through automation in CEE countries

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Croatia – 57.91 percnet

Bulgaria – 56.56 percent

Poland – 56.29 percnet

Hungary – 55.34 percent

Austria – 54.1 percent

Czech Republic – 53.65 percent

Slovenia – 53.19 percent

Baltic countries

Western Europe Countries

Estonia – 53.94 percent

Lithuania – 51.85 percent

Latvia – 51.8 percent

Southern Europe Countries

Portugal – 58.84 percent

Greece – 56.18 percent

Spain – 55.32 percent

Malta – 51.27 percent

Western Europe

Germany – 51.12 percent

Belgium – 50.38 percent

Luxembourg – 49.6 percent

France – 49.54 percent

Netherlands – 49 percent

Ireland – 48.51 percent

UK – 47.17 percent