Labour Force Statistics Department

Tsveta Kostova - Sevastiyanova
Head of Labour Force Statistics Department
 
Born in Sofia.
Master’s degree in “Business and administrative information technologies and communications” - University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Sofia (2011 - 2013).
Master’s degree in “Statistics and Econometrics” - University of National and World Economy, Sofia (2001 - 2003).
Bachelor’s degree in “Statistics and Econometrics” - University of National and World Economy, Sofia (1997 - 2001).
She has been worked at the National Statistical Institute since 2003, holding various expert positions in the field of Labour statistics. Head of Labour Force Statistics Department since January 2024.
 
Contact Information:
Address: Sofia 1038, 2, "P. Volov" Str.
Telephone: +359 2 9857 619

 

The ‘Labour Force Statistics’ Department (LFS) shall perform the following activities:

1. collect, process and distribute official statistical information on the state and dynamics of employment and unemployment;

2. monitor the labour force survey with the aim of providing information on the most important characteristics of employment and unemployment in the Republic of Bulgaria;

3. develop new and improve the existing methodology, methods and tools of the statistical study of the labour force in a way that ensures maximum compliance with the quality requirements of the European Statistical System and satisfaction of the users' needs;

4. be responsible for the operational planning and reporting of the statistical study of the labour force;

5. provide methodological assistance and support to the respondents, to the experts from RSO, to other statistical bodies and the users of statistical information regarding the statistical study of the labour force;

6. participate in the work of Eurostat and other international organizations in the form of working groups, task groups, seminars and pilot projects, as well as in the work of interdepartmental and intradepartmental expert groups on topics related to labour force statistics;

7. develop and update technical assignments for the automatic processing of information from the statistical study of the labour force;

8. participate in the coordination and updating of the regulatory framework in the field of the statistical study of the labour force, in accordance with the requirements of national and international standards;

9. organize and take measures to improve the quality and reliability of the information collected and provided about the labour force;

10. prepare quality reports and metadata for publication on the websites of Eurostat and NSI in the field of labour force statistics;

11. provide data from the labour force survey for the general statistical publications of the NSI, international questionnaires, as well as for the information service of users;

12. participate in the development and updating of the classifications and nomenclatures used in the NSI.