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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 THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
Sex
Place of residence
Age
Level of education
Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total 125.0 4.0
By sex
Male 69.9 4.3
Female 55.1 3.8
By place of residence
Urban 77.2 3.2
Rural 47.8 6.8
By age
15-24 17.7 13.1
25-34 28.2 5.3
35-44 29.2 3.7
45-54 27.1 3.1
55 and over 22.8 3.0
By level of education
Higher 21.3 2.1
Upper secondary 62.0 3.6
of which: secondary vocational 30.9 3.1
Lower secondary 29.9 10.2
Primary or lower 11.8 21.9
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
Sex
Place of residence
Level of education
Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total 121.9 4.1
By sex
Male 68.0 4.3
Female 54.0 3.8
By place of residence
Urban 75.1 3.3
Rural 46.8 6.9
By level of education
Higher 21.3 2.2
Upper secondary 60.5 3.6
of which: secondary vocational 30.0 3.2
Lower secondary 28.6 10.1
Primary or lower 11.5 22.0
UNEMPLOYED BY EXISTENCE OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND REASON OF LEAVING THE LAST JOB BY SEX FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
(Thousands)
  Total Male Female
Total 125.0 69.9 55.1
Unemployed with previous employment experience 107.3 59.9 47.4
By reason of leaving the last job:
Redundancy (Job losers) 32.0 17.9 14.1
Seasonal or temporary job has ended 32.1 19.4 12.7
Family reasons 6.9 (2.4) (4.5)
Others 21.9 14.0 7.9
Unknown (incl. non-working during the last 8 years) 14.3 6.2 8.1
Unemployed looking for their first job 17.7 10.0 7.7

( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable
UNEMPLOYED BY METHODS OF JOB SEARCH AND SEX FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
(Thousands)
Methods of job search1 Total Male Female
Total 125.0 69.9 55.1
of which searching job by:
Contact with a public employment office 39.9 20.8 19.1
Direct contact with employers 65.6 38.4 27.2
Participating in competitions, taking tests or interviews 16.8 9.7 7.1
Seeking assistance of friends and relatives 101.8 58.1 43.7
Placing or answering job advertisements 32.8 20.3 12.5
Studying job advertisements 57.5 33.5 23.9
Placing or updating CVs online 14.6 9.1 5.5

1 One or more methods are shown by a person.
UNEMPLOYED BY DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEX FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
(Thousands)
Duration of unemployment Total Male Female
Total 125.0 69.9 55.1
Up to 5 months 37.6 22.7 14.9
6 - 11 months 21.0 11.4 9.6
12 - 23 months 28.9 16.2 12.7
2 and more years 37.4 19.6 17.9
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY SEX FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
Sex Long-term unemployment rate - %
Total 2.1
Male 2.2
Female 2.1
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
Statistical zones
   Statistical regions
Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 125.0 69.9 55.1 4.0 4.3 3.8
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 19.2 10.2 8.9 6.8 6.7 6.8
Severen tsentralen 20.3 10.2 10.1 6.6 6.3 7.0
Severoiztochen 17.1 9.9 7.2 4.2 4.5 3.9
Yugoiztochen 16.3 9.2 7.1 3.6 3.8 3.4
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 29.8 19.0 10.8 2.9 3.6 2.1
Yuzhen tsentralen 22.3 11.3 11.0 3.7 3.5 4.0
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023
Statistical zones
   Statistical regions
Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 121.9 68.0 54.0 4.1 4.3 3.8
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 18.9 10.1 8.8 7.0 7.0 7.0
Severen tsentralen 19.8 10.1 9.8 6.7 6.5 6.9
Severoiztochen 16.4 9.4 7.0 4.2 4.5 4.0
Yugoiztochen 15.4 8.6 6.7 3.5 3.7 3.3
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 29.4 18.6 10.8 2.9 3.6 2.2
Yuzhen tsentralen 22.0 11.2 10.8 3.8 3.6 4.1
17.11.2023