Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions

Time series : Labour_3.1.3_EN.xls

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
Sex
Place of residence
Age
Level of education		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total 128.6 4.2
By sex
Male 68.9 4.2
Female 59.7 4.2
By place of residence
Urban 77.5 3.3
Rural 51.0 7.4
By age
15-24 16.2 14.1
25-34 27.1 5.1
35-44 30.9 4.0
45-54 29.8 3.4
55 and over 24.6 3.3
By level of education
Higher 18.2 1.8
Upper secondary 67.6 4.0
of which: secondary vocational 32.5 3.4
Lower secondary 30.3 10.8
Primary or lower 12.4 25.6
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
Sex
Place of residence
Level of education		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total 126.9 4.3
By sex
Male 67.9 4.4
Female 59.0 4.3
By place of residence
Urban 76.5 3.4
Rural 50.3 7.6
By level of education
Higher 18.1 1.8
Upper secondary 66.8 4.1
of which: secondary vocational 32.3 3.5
Lower secondary 29.6 11.0
Primary or lower 12.4 26.3
UNEMPLOYED BY EXISTENCE OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND REASON OF LEAVING THE LAST JOB BY SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
(Thousands)
  Total Male Female
Total 128.6 68.9 59.7
Unemployed with previous employment experience 109.3 57.6 51.7
By reason of leaving the last job:
Redundancy (Job losers) 28.9 15.9 13.0
Seasonal or temporary job has ended 34.1 17.1 17.0
Family reasons (6.0) (2.1) (3.9)
Others 25.8 15.5 10.3
Unknown (incl. non-working during the last 8 years) 14.4 6.9 7.5
Unemployed looking for their first job 19.3 11.3 8.0
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable
UNEMPLOYED BY METHODS OF JOB SEARCH AND SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
(Thousands)
Methods of job search1 Total Male Female
Total 128.6 68.9 59.7
of which searching job by:
Contact with a public employment office 41.7 19.7 22.1
Direct contact with employers 74.1 41.1 33.1
Participating in competitions, taking tests or interviews 19.1 12.0 7.2
Seeking assistance of friends and relatives 100.8 53.8 47.0
Placing or answering job advertisements 36.9 19.1 17.8
Studying job advertisements 63.9 35.1 28.8
Placing or updating CVs online 18.0 9.4 8.6
1 One or more methods are shown by a person.
UNEMPLOYED BY DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
(Thousands)
Duration of unemployment Total Male Female
Total 128.6 68.9 59.7
Up to 5 months 44.6 25.2 19.4
6 - 11 months 17.6 8.2 9.3
12 - 23 months 27.0 13.6 13.4
2 and more years 39.4 21.8 17.7
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
Sex Long-term unemployment rate - %
Total 2.2
Male 2.2
Female 2.2
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
Statistical zones
Statistical regions		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 128.6 68.9 59.7 4.2 4.2 4.2
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 21.4 10.6 10.8 7.8 7.2 8.5
Severen tsentralen 15.7 10.2 (5.6) 5.1 6.2 (3.8)
Severoiztochen 19.5 9.4 10.1 4.9 4.2 5.7
Yugoiztochen 21.3 11.9 9.4 4.9 5.0 4.7
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 35.8 18.6 17.2 3.5 3.5 3.4
Yuzhen tsentralen 14.8 8.2 6.6 2.5 2.5 2.4
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023
Statistical zones
Statistical regions		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 126.9 67.9 59.0 4.3 4.4 4.3
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 21.4 10.6 10.8 8.2 7.6 8.8
Severen tsentralen 15.6 10.2 (5.4) 5.2 6.5 (3.8)
Severoiztochen 18.8 8.9 9.9 4.9 4.2 5.8
Yugoiztochen 21.0 11.6 9.4 5.0 5.1 4.9
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 35.8 18.6 17.2 3.6 3.7 3.5
Yuzhen tsentralen 14.3 8.0 (6.2) 2.5 2.6 (2.4)
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable
16.02.2024