Labour Cost Survey

Time series : Labour_4.1_EN.xls

AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND WAGES AND SALARIES BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GROUPINGS AND MODE OF EMPLOYMENT IN 2016
Economic activity	Total (Full-time and part-time)*		Full-time		Part-time*
	Employees	Average annual wages and salaries	Employees	Average annual wages and salaries	Employees	Average annual wages and salaries
	Number	BGN	Number	BGN	Number	BGN
Total	2 245 479	11 021	2 064 533	11 645	180 946	3 906
Mining and quarrying	23 673	16 610	23 439	16 731	234	4 499
Manufacturing	514 211	9 859	494 422	10 123	19 789	3 279
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	30 560	19 941	30 137	20 113	423	7 706
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	36 324	9 680	35 423	9 750	901	6 916
Construction	127 399	8 975	117 714	9 435	9 685	3 375
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	383 758	9 803	341 415	10 535	42 343	3 905
Transportation and storage	150 449	10 015	138 345	10 586	12 104	3 492
Accommodation and food service activities	121 961	6 209	102 552	6 858	19 409	2 778
Information and communication	83 915	27 004	80 523	27 847	3 392	6 998
Financial and insurance activities	55 548	19 478	52 004	20 347	3 544	6 737
Real estate activities	24 250	10 211	21 125	11 120	3 125	4 064
Professional, scientific and technical activities	77 622	15 529	69 760	16 749	7 862	4 711
Administrative and support service activities	118 200	8 410	103 733	9 126	14 467	3 275
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	111 116	12 700	106 741	13 060	4 375	3 932
Education	166 266	10 500	157 236	10 873	9 030	4 006
Human health and social work activities	144 293	11 080	126 235	11 873	18 058	5 543
Arts, entertainment and recreation	36 392	9 213	32 811	9 860	3 581	3 277
Other service activities	39 542	6 777	30 918	7 789	8 624	3 152
* Part-time employees are not converted into full-time equivalents

STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYER'S LABOUR COSTS BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GROUPINGS IN 2016

%
Labour Costs components		Total	Economic activity
Labour Costs components		Total	Mining and quarrying	Manufacturing	Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	Construction	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Total		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Wages and salaries costs		81.62	70.35	82.01	68.64	78.28	83.91	84.24
of which:	Basic wages and salaries for days worked	58.16	39.91	59.41	40.62	54.39	65.64	65.19
	Bonuses	8.36	9.23	7.97	6.75	5.39	7.08	8.30
	Payments for days not worked	6.36	7.27	5.87	7.64	6.97	5.35	5.05
	Additional remunerations according to the Labour Code, State Officials Act or other legislative acts	8.74	13.94	8.76	13.63	11.53	5.84	5.70
Employers' actual social contributions		14.54	18.45	14.56	16.27	15.01	14.28	13.85
of which:	Statutory social-security contributions	14.39	17.78	14.46	15.09	14.94	14.24	13.72
of which:	Collectively agreed, contractual and voluntary social-security contributions payable by the employer	0.15	0.67	0.10	1.18	0.07	0.04	0.13
Employers’ imputed social contributions		1.62	2.25	1.36	2.39	1.95	1.28	1.15
Other social expenses and benefits		1.88	6.05	1.78	10.53	4.55	0.45	0.69
Taxes regarded as labour costs		0.03	0.06	0.04	0.13	0.04	0.02	0.01
Vocational training costs		0.11	0.06	0.05	0.10	0.03	0.01	0.05
Other labour costs		0.20	2.78	0.19	1.94	0.14	0.05	0.02

STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYER'S LABOUR COSTS BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GROUPINGS IN 2016

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%
Labour Costs components		Total	Economic activity
Labour Costs components		Total	Transportation and storage	Accommodation and food service activities	Information and communication	Financial and insurance activities	Real estate activities	Professional, scientific and technical activities
Total		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Wages and salaries costs		81.62	76.13	83.14	86.38	83.25	84.60	85.44
of which:	Basic wages and salaries for days worked	58.16	51.85	71.18	62.93	58.28	67.94	64.95
	Bonuses	8.36	7.89	3.33	12.28	12.04	5.82	9.07
	Payments for days not worked	6.36	5.62	4.22	5.80	5.88	5.26	5.68
	Additional remunerations according to the Labour Code, State Officials Act or other legislative acts	8.74	10.78	4.40	5.37	7.05	5.58	5.73
Employers' actual social contributions		14.54	15.28	14.65	11.02	12.42	13.34	12.11
of which:	Statutory social-security contributions	14.39	15.01	14.60	10.95	12.02	13.31	11.98
of which:	Collectively agreed, contractual and voluntary social-security contributions payable by the employer	0.15	0.28	0.04	0.07	0.41	0.03	0.13
Employers’ imputed social contributions		1.62	1.97	1.59	1.33	1.75	1.15	1.37
Other social expenses and benefits		1.88	6.00	0.58	0.80	1.93	0.89	0.96
Taxes regarded as labour costs		0.03	0.14	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02
Vocational training costs		0.11	0.22	0.01	0.26	0.62	0.00	0.10
Other labour costs		0.20	0.25	0.04	0.19	0.02	0.00	0.01

STRUCTURE OF EMPLOYER'S LABOUR COSTS BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GROUPINGS IN 2016

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%
Labour Costs components		Total	Economic activity
Labour Costs components		Total	Administrative and support service activities	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	Education	Human health and social work activities	Arts, entertainment and recreation	Other service activities
Total		100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
Wages and salaries costs		81.62	83.60	75.80	78.88	83.44	84.08	83.56
of which:	Basic wages and salaries for days worked	58.16	64.53	54.07	45.05	46.96	60.39	68.56
	Bonuses	8.36	8.38	6.41	7.29	10.22	10.17	3.65
	Payments for days not worked	6.36	4.93	7.70	11.95	7.51	6.14	5.75
	Additional remunerations according to the Labour Code, State Officials Act or other legislative acts	8.74	5.76	7.62	14.59	18.75	7.38	5.60
Employers' actual social contributions		14.54	13.98	20.42	16.32	14.33	13.67	14.85
of which:	Statutory social-security contributions	14.39	13.89	20.42	16.30	14.32	13.65	14.76
of which:	Collectively agreed, contractual and voluntary social-security contributions payable by the employer	0.15	0.09	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.10
Employers’ imputed social contributions		1.62	1.39	2.05	3.10	1.52	1.57	0.96
Other social expenses and benefits		1.88	1.01	1.57	1.43	0.63	0.65	0.58
Taxes regarded as labour costs		0.03	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02
Vocational training costs		0.11	0.01	0.10	0.13	0.02	0.00	0.02
Other labour costs		0.20	0.01	0.04	0.11	0.05	0.02	0.00

14.08.2018

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Structural statistics on earnings and labour costs - Labour Cost Survey
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	"Labour Statistics" Department
Contact name	Todor Davidkov
Contact person function	Head of department
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected]
Contact phone number	+359 2 9857 568
Contact fax number
Metadata update
Metadata last certified	14 August 2018
Metadata last posted	14 August 2018
Metadata last update	14 August 2018
Statistical presentation
Data description	The Labour Cost Survey is aimed to give detailed and comparable at European Union level information on distribution of employers' labour costs incurred on behalf of their employees. Objects of the survey are: characteristics of employer (enterprise, local unit) - number of employees in the local unit, type of ownership, size of the enterprise, employees distribution by gender and mode of employment (full-time/part-time), paid days, wages and salaries costs, social security costs, employers' imputed social contributions, payments in kind, vocational training costs and other labour costs.
Classification system	· National Classification of Economic Activities (NCEA-2003, for international use NACE.BG 2003); · Classification of Economic Activities (CEA-2008, for international use NACE.BG 2008).
Sector coverage	Covered are enterprises (local units) from all economic activities except "Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing".
Statistical concepts and definitions	Employees are all persons who have a labour contract (fixed or permanent; full-time or part-time) with their employer by virtue of the Labour Code or the Civil Servants Act and who receive remuneration in cash or in kind for certain quality and quantity of work done. Number of employees excludes: Unpaid owners or directors or managers (who are paid by way of profit share or fee); Members of the board of directors of the enterprise; Persons wholly remunerated by way of fees, or commission; Self-employed; Unpaid family workers; Voluntary workers; Persons in maternity leave which do not receive remuneration from employer; Persons in unpaid leave for more than six months; Seasonal workers which are in unpaid leave during the off season. Full-time employees are those whose regular working hours are the same as collectively agreed or customary hours worked in the observed local unit or for certain occupational groups. Part-time employees (half-day, half-week, half-month) are those whose regular working hours (daily, weekly, monthly) is less then collectively agreed or customary hours for the observed local unit or occupational group. Days worked - the total number of days worked by all employees under labour contract during the reference year. For a day worked is considered every day spent on work irrespective of the number of actual hours spent. Days not worked but nevertheless paid by the employer - the number of days not worked due to annual holydays/vacation, absence due to sickness (if it is paid by the employer), public holydays and other paid but not work days. Hour actually worked - the total number of hours worked by all employees during the year. Hours actually worked are defined as the sum of all periods spent on direct and ancillary activities to produce goods and services. Total Labour Costs includes wages and salaries paid by the employer in cash or in kind, employers' actual and imputed social contribution, taxes regarded as labour costs, vocational training costs and other labour costs. Gross annual wages and salaries are the remunerations paid regularly to the employees by the employers before the deduction of any tax and social security contributions payable by the employees and withheld by the employers. Gross wages and salaries comprise of: - basic wages and salaries for time worked or work done; - payments for statutory, contractual or voluntary leave; - payments for overtime; - additional payments for shift work, extreme working conditions, length of service etc.; - monthly, quarterly and annual bonuses. Employers' statutory social-security contributions. These consist of payments made compulsory by law and payable by employers for the benefit of their employees to social-security institutions. They include contributions to insurance schemes for retirement pension, sickness, maternity and disability, to unemployment insurance schemes, to insurance schemes for occupational accidents and diseases etc. Collectively agreed, contractual and voluntary social-security contributions payable by the employer - these are all contributions paid by the employer to social-security schemes which are supplementary to those which are compulsory by law. They include supplementary pension sickness and unemployment insurance schemes. Employers' imputed social contributions these are payments made directly by employers to their employees or former employees without involving a social-security fund. Instead, the benefits are paid out of the own resources of the employers. Examples for such payments are: guaranteed remuneration in the event of sickness (for the first three days), payments to employees leaving the enterprise, payments made to employees on retirement etc. Social expenses and benefits (payments in kind) - this variable refers to an estimate of the value of all goods and services made available to employees through the employer. It includes, meal vouchers, company products, staff housing, covering transport expenses between home and work place, company cars, etc. Vocational training costs paid by the employer - these include: expenditure on vocational-training services and facilities small repairs and maintenance of buildings and installations, excluding staff costs; expenditure on participation in courses; the fees of instructors from outside the enterprise; expenditure on teaching aids and tools used for training; sums paid by the enterprise to vocational-training organizations, etc. Other expenditure paid by the employer - this includes in particular: recruitment costs (these are the sums paid to recruitment agencies, expenditure on job advertisements in the press, travel expenses paid to candidates called for interview, installation allowances paid to newly recruited staff, and working clothes provided by the employer.
Statistical unit	The observation units are enterprises - companies, ministries, departments, political, religious, public and other organizations, that perform economical activities in Republic of Bulgaria during the reference year.
Statistical population	The labour costs statistics is based on the survey on the employees, wages and salaries and other labour costs, which is an exhaustive for all public and private sector enterprises irrespective of their economic activity and the legislation according to which they are founded.
Reference area	The whole country is covered.
Time coverage	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Base period	Not applicable.
Unit of measure
Numbers, percent, BGN
Reference period
Calendar year
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements	· Law on Statistics; · National Statistical Programme; · Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs; Commission Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 of 27 July 1999 Implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs as regards the definition and transmission of information on labour costs; · Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/2005 of 21 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 as regards the definition and transmission of information on labour costs.
Data sharing	Not applicable.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (provision 24 and Article 20 (4)) (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the necessity to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
Confidentiality - data treatment	Individual data are not disseminated following the rules set in Article 25 from the Law on Statistics. The dissemination of individual data is done only under Article 26 from the same law.
Release policy
Release calendar	The actual date of data publication is set in the National Statistical Institute Release Calendar.
Release calendar access	The calendar is available on the NSI website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480
User access	The data are published on the NSI website, section Labour Market in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers.
Frequency of dissemination
Every four years.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Not applicable.
Publications
On-line database	Detailed results are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Labour Market - Annual statistics on employment and labour cost - Labour Costs: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/6463
Micro-data access	Access to anonymised micro-data can be granted for research and scientific purposes upon request and following the Rules for granting access to anonymised micro-data for scientific and research purposes set by NSI.
Other	Not applicable.
Documentation on methodology
Quality documentation
Quality management
Quality assurance	According to Article 2, point 3 from the Law on Statistics the statistical information shall be produced in compliance with the following criteria for quality: adequacy, accuracy, timeliness, punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and logical consistency. According to Article 10 from Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs the national authorities shall ensure that the results reflect the true situation of the total population of units with a sufficient degree of representativity. The national authorities shall forward to Eurostat at its request after each reference period a report containing all relevant information relating to the implementation of the Regulation in the Member State concerned, to enable the quality of the statistics to be evaluated.
Quality assessment	According to Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2006 of 5 May 2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 as regards quality evaluation of structural statistics on labour costs and earnings each Member State shall prepare a quality report for the labour cost survey 24 months after the reference period.
Relevance
User needs	The users groups are defined on the basis of the received data requests. They can be classified in the following main groups: National authorities - ministries, agencies, councils, other government bodies and public institutions; International organizations - Eurostat, ILO etc. Social Partners - unions, employers' organizations; Private organizations, enterprises, media; Researchers and students. Internal users: Structural Business Statistics, National Accounts.
User satisfaction	No information available.
Completeness	All mandatory variables according to the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/2005 are covered. As regards the size class of enterprise and economic activity coverage, the small enterprises (with less than 10 employees) are included in the survey as well all economic activities from NACE.BG 2008 section B to S.
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The overall accuracy of the survey results depends of: Survey tools. The statistical form for the survey is available in electronic and paper format. In 2008 the survey become part from Information system Business Statistics, which is on-line based allowing 24 hours data collection and incorporates logical and arithmetic controls visible immediately during the data entry; Methods for errors identification and correction. The data processing goes through three main stages of validation: 1) data are validated while entered to control the plausibility of the inserted values and item non-response; 2) at regional level, the Regional Statistical Offices of NSI perform post-validation incl. checks for coverage, extreme and missing values; 3) at national level, the Head Office of NSI performs additional validation as well for coverage and completeness. Comparability is made with administrative and other sources.
Sampling error	Not applicable - the survey is exhaustive.
Non-sampling error	After the consolidation of regional databases into national one additional checks are done for identification of duplicate cases, which are deleted from the database.
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	The survey results are published 18 months after the reference period.
Punctuality	The survey results are presented at the actual date set in the National Statistical Institute Release Calendar or with minimal delay.
Coherence and comparability
Comparability - geographical	The national and regional statistical data on employees, wages and salaries and labour costs are in compliance with the acting Classification of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).
Comparability - over time	The comparability over time is disturbed by the changes of the Classification of Economic Activities.
Coherence - cross domain	All indicators are internal coherent.
Coherence - internal	There are other statistical surveys that produce information on number of employees, wages and salaries and labour costs: Quarterly survey on number of employees, time worked, wages and salaries and other labour costs - number of employees, wages and salaries, days and hours worked; Labour Force Survey - number of employees, hours worked; National Accounts - number of employees, hours worked, compensation of employees. The results from Labour Cost Survey are relatively comparable with the above mentioned surveys due to the following main methodological differences: purpose of the survey; statistical unit, definition of variables, reference period, methods of data classification by economic activity, methods of data collection and calculation of weights. Annual survey on Number of employees, wages and salaries and other labour costs - number of employees, wages and salaries, days and hours worked. The data are completely coherent as the min part of the labour cost survey variables are taken from this survey. Every four years additional variables are added to the annual survey in order to collect more detailed information on labour costs.
Cost and burden
No information is available for the respondents' burden.
Data revision
Data revision - policy	Not applicable.
Data revision - practice	Not applicable.
Statistical processing
Source data	The data source is the annual survey on Number of employees, wages and salaries and other labour costs as every four years additional variable are added to the survey to collect more detailed information on labour costs and comply with EU legislation in the field.
Frequency of data collection	Four-yearly
Data collection	The survey is exhaustive for all public and private sector enterprises.
Data validation	The data validation goes through three stages: At the data entry; At regional level by the NSI Regional Statistical Offices; At national level by the NSI Head Office.
Data compilation	The data processing goes through the following stages: On-line data entry; Data validation; Correction of errors and imputation of missing information using administrative sources; Producing standardized output tables with main survey results.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
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Structural statistics on earnings and labour costs - Labour Cost Survey
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	"Labour Statistics" Department
Contact name	Todor Davidkov
Contact person function	Head of department
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str.; 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected]
Contact phone number	+359 2 9857 568
Contact fax number
Statistical presentation
Data description	The Labour Cost Survey is aimed to give detailed and comparable at European Union level information on distribution of employers' labour costs incurred on behalf of their employees. Objects of the survey are: characteristics of employer (enterprise, local unit) - number of employees in the local unit, type of ownership, size of the enterprise, employees distribution by gender and mode of employment (full-time/part-time), paid days, wages and salaries costs, social security costs, employers' imputed social contributions, payments in kind, vocational training costs and other labour costs.
Classification system	· National Classification of Economic Activities (NCEA-2003, for international use NACE.BG 2003); · Classification of Economic Activities (CEA-2008, for international use NACE.BG 2008).
Sector coverage	Covered are enterprises (local units) from all economic activities except "Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing".
Statistical concepts and definitions	Employees are all persons who have a labour contract (fixed or permanent; full-time or part-time) with their employer by virtue of the Labour Code or the Civil Servants Act and who receive remuneration in cash or in kind for certain quality and quantity of work done. Number of employees excludes: Unpaid owners or directors or managers (who are paid by way of profit share or fee); Members of the board of directors of the enterprise; Persons wholly remunerated by way of fees, or commission; Self-employed; Unpaid family workers; Voluntary workers; Persons in maternity leave which do not receive remuneration from employer; Persons in unpaid leave for more than six months; Seasonal workers which are in unpaid leave during the off season. Full-time employees are those whose regular working hours are the same as collectively agreed or customary hours worked in the observed local unit or for certain occupational groups. Part-time employees (half-day, half-week, half-month) are those whose regular working hours (daily, weekly, monthly) is less then collectively agreed or customary hours for the observed local unit or occupational group. Days worked - the total number of days worked by all employees under labour contract during the reference year. For a day worked is considered every day spent on work irrespective of the number of actual hours spent. Days not worked but nevertheless paid by the employer - the number of days not worked due to annual holydays/vacation, absence due to sickness (if it is paid by the employer), public holydays and other paid but not work days. Hour actually worked - the total number of hours worked by all employees during the year. Hours actually worked are defined as the sum of all periods spent on direct and ancillary activities to produce goods and services. Total Labour Costs includes wages and salaries paid by the employer in cash or in kind, employers' actual and imputed social contribution, taxes regarded as labour costs, vocational training costs and other labour costs. Gross annual wages and salaries are the remunerations paid regularly to the employees by the employers before the deduction of any tax and social security contributions payable by the employees and withheld by the employers. Gross wages and salaries comprise of: - basic wages and salaries for time worked or work done; - payments for statutory, contractual or voluntary leave; - payments for overtime; - additional payments for shift work, extreme working conditions, length of service etc.; - monthly, quarterly and annual bonuses. Employers' statutory social-security contributions. These consist of payments made compulsory by law and payable by employers for the benefit of their employees to social-security institutions. They include contributions to insurance schemes for retirement pension, sickness, maternity and disability, to unemployment insurance schemes, to insurance schemes for occupational accidents and diseases etc. Collectively agreed, contractual and voluntary social-security contributions payable by the employer - these are all contributions paid by the employer to social-security schemes which are supplementary to those which are compulsory by law. They include supplementary pension sickness and unemployment insurance schemes. Employers' imputed social contributions these are payments made directly by employers to their employees or former employees without involving a social-security fund. Instead, the benefits are paid out of the own resources of the employers. Examples for such payments are: guaranteed remuneration in the event of sickness (for the first three days), payments to employees leaving the enterprise, payments made to employees on retirement etc. Social expenses and benefits (payments in kind) - this variable refers to an estimate of the value of all goods and services made available to employees through the employer. It includes, meal vouchers, company products, staff housing, covering transport expenses between home and work place, company cars, etc. Vocational training costs paid by the employer - these include: expenditure on vocational-training services and facilities small repairs and maintenance of buildings and installations, excluding staff costs; expenditure on participation in courses; the fees of instructors from outside the enterprise; expenditure on teaching aids and tools used for training; sums paid by the enterprise to vocational-training organizations, etc. Other expenditure paid by the employer - this includes in particular: recruitment costs (these are the sums paid to recruitment agencies, expenditure on job advertisements in the press, travel expenses paid to candidates called for interview, installation allowances paid to newly recruited staff, and working clothes provided by the employer.
Statistical unit	The observation units are enterprises - companies, ministries, departments, political, religious, public and other organizations, that perform economical activities in Republic of Bulgaria during the reference year.
Statistical population	The labour costs statistics is based on the survey on the employees, wages and salaries and other labour costs, which is an exhaustive for all public and private sector enterprises irrespective of their economic activity and the legislation according to which they are founded.
Reference area	The whole country is covered.
Time coverage	2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Base period	Not applicable.
Statistical processing
Source data	The data source is the annual survey on Number of employees, wages and salaries and other labour costs as every four years additional variable are added to the survey to collect more detailed information on labour costs and comply with EU legislation in the field.
Frequency of data collection	Four-yearly
Data collection	The survey is exhaustive for all public and private sector enterprises.
Data validation	The data validation goes through three stages: At the data entry; At regional level by the NSI Regional Statistical Offices; At national level by the NSI Head Office.
Data compilation	The data processing goes through the following stages: On-line data entry; Data validation; Correction of errors and imputation of missing information using administrative sources; Producing standardized output tables with main survey results.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
Quality management
Quality assurance	According to Article 2, point 3 from the Law on Statistics the statistical information shall be produced in compliance with the following criteria for quality: adequacy, accuracy, timeliness, punctuality, accessibility and clarity, comparability and logical consistency. According to Article 10 from Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs the national authorities shall ensure that the results reflect the true situation of the total population of units with a sufficient degree of representativity. The national authorities shall forward to Eurostat at its request after each reference period a report containing all relevant information relating to the implementation of the Regulation in the Member State concerned, to enable the quality of the statistics to be evaluated.
Quality assessment	According to Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2006 of 5 May 2006 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 as regards quality evaluation of structural statistics on labour costs and earnings each Member State shall prepare a quality report for the labour cost survey 24 months after the reference period.
Relevance
User needs	The users groups are defined on the basis of the received data requests. They can be classified in the following main groups: National authorities - ministries, agencies, councils, other government bodies and public institutions; International organizations - Eurostat, ILO etc. Social Partners - unions, employers' organizations; Private organizations, enterprises, media; Researchers and students. Internal users: Structural Business Statistics, National Accounts.
User satisfaction	No information available.
Completeness	All mandatory variables according to the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1737/2005 are covered. As regards the size class of enterprise and economic activity coverage, the small enterprises (with less than 10 employees) are included in the survey as well all economic activities from NACE.BG 2008 section B to S.
Data completeness - rate
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The overall accuracy of the survey results depends of: Survey tools. The statistical form for the survey is available in electronic and paper format. In 2008 the survey become part from Information system Business Statistics, which is on-line based allowing 24 hours data collection and incorporates logical and arithmetic controls visible immediately during the data entry; Methods for errors identification and correction. The data processing goes through three main stages of validation: 1) data are validated while entered to control the plausibility of the inserted values and item non-response; 2) at regional level, the Regional Statistical Offices of NSI perform post-validation incl. checks for coverage, extreme and missing values; 3) at national level, the Head Office of NSI performs additional validation as well for coverage and completeness. Comparability is made with administrative and other sources.
Sampling error	Not applicable - the survey is exhaustive.
Sampling errors - indicators
Non-sampling error	After the consolidation of regional databases into national one additional checks are done for identification of duplicate cases, which are deleted from the database.
Coverage error
Over-coverage - rate
Common units - proportion
Measurement error
Non response error
Unit non-response - rate
Item non-response - rate
Processing error
Imputation - rate
Model assumption error
Seasonal adjustment
Data revision - policy	Not applicable.
Data revision - practice	Not applicable.
Data revision - average size
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	The survey results are published 18 months after the reference period.
Time lag - first results
Time lag - final results
Punctuality	The survey results are presented at the actual date set in the National Statistical Institute Release Calendar or with minimal delay.
Punctuality - delivery and publication
Coherence and comparability
Comparability - geographical	The national and regional statistical data on employees, wages and salaries and labour costs are in compliance with the acting Classification of territorial units for statistical purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS).
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient
Comparability - over time	The comparability over time is disturbed by the changes of the Classification of Economic Activities.
Length of comparable time series
Coherence - cross domain	All indicators are internal coherent.
Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Coherence - National Accounts
Coherence - internal	There are other statistical surveys that produce information on number of employees, wages and salaries and labour costs: Quarterly survey on number of employees, time worked, wages and salaries and other labour costs - number of employees, wages and salaries, days and hours worked; Labour Force Survey - number of employees, hours worked; National Accounts - number of employees, hours worked, compensation of employees. The results from Labour Cost Survey are relatively comparable with the above mentioned surveys due to the following main methodological differences: purpose of the survey; statistical unit, definition of variables, reference period, methods of data classification by economic activity, methods of data collection and calculation of weights. Annual survey on Number of employees, wages and salaries and other labour costs - number of employees, wages and salaries, days and hours worked. The data are completely coherent as the min part of the labour cost survey variables are taken from this survey. Every four years additional variables are added to the annual survey in order to collect more detailed information on labour costs.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Not applicable.
Publications
On-line database	Detailed results are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Labour Market - Annual statistics on employment and labour cost - Labour Costs: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/6463
Data tables - consultations
Micro-data access	Access to anonymised micro-data can be granted for research and scientific purposes upon request and following the Rules for granting access to anonymised micro-data for scientific and research purposes set by NSI.
Other	Not applicable.
Metadata - consultations
Documentation on methodology
Metadata completeness – rate
Quality documentation
Cost and burden
No information is available for the respondents' burden.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (provision 24 and Article 20 (4)) (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the necessity to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.
Confidentiality – data treatment	Individual data are not disseminated following the rules set in Article 25 from the Law on Statistics. The dissemination of individual data is done only under Article 26 from the same law.
Comment

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Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 04.04.2022)

Monday, 4 April 2022 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 04.04.2022)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 31.12.2021)

Friday, 31 December 2021 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 31.12.2021)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 04.10.2021)

Monday, 4 October 2021 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 04.10.2021)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2020

Tuesday, 13 July 2021 - 16:05

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2020 to the users.

The bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication presents annual average data from the Labour force survey. The Labour force survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

Statistical Reference Book 2021

Thursday, 8 July 2021 - 14:45

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2021 in English.

The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2016 - 2020 period.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, forestry,

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.07.2021)

Monday, 5 July 2021 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.07.2021)

Statistical Reference Book 2021 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 22 June 2021 - 13:50

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2021 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agri

Statistical Yearbook 2020

Wednesday, 9 June 2021 - 11:40

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 88^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2014 - 2019 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.04.2021)

Monday, 5 April 2021 - 13:47

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.04.2021)

Structure of Earnings 2018

Friday, 29 January 2021 - 17:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) of Bulgaria presents to the users of statistical information the publication ‘Structure of Earnings 2018’. It contains data from the representative Structure of Earnings Survey for 2018 (SES 2018) carried out by the NSI. The SES 2018 is the fifth of a series of four-yearly surveys to be conducted under the Council Regulation (EC) No. 530/1999, the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1916/2000 (amended) and the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1738/2005. The objective of this legislation is to provide accurate and harmonized data on earnings in EU Member Sta

Statistical Yearbook 2012

Friday, 22 January 2021 - 14:18

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 80^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2007 - 2011 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

Accor

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 31.12.2020)

Thursday, 31 December 2020 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 31.12.2020)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.10.2020)

Monday, 5 October 2020 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.10.2020)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2019

Monday, 13 July 2020 - 16:30

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2019 to the users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2020)

Monday, 6 July 2020 - 11:01

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2020)

Statistical Reference Book 2020

Friday, 26 June 2020 - 12:18

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2020 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2020 (Bulgarian version)

Thursday, 18 June 2020 - 12:07

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2020 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture,

Statistical Yearbook 2019

Friday, 29 May 2020 - 16:10

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 87^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2013 - 2018 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.04.2020)

Monday, 6 April 2020 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.04.2020)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 31.12.2019)

Tuesday, 31 December 2019 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 31.12.2019)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 04.10.2019)

Friday, 4 October 2019 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 04.10.2019)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2018

Friday, 12 July 2019 - 10:40

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2018 to the users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes - main concepts

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.07.2019)

Friday, 5 July 2019 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.07.2019)

Statistical Yearbook 2018 in infographics

Tuesday, 25 June 2019 - 14:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to your attention the 86^th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria in infographics.

In 2018, for the first time, we presented the results of the statistical surveys through graphics, images and other visualization tools, which resulted in a positive response among a wide range of users. We believe that this modern way of presenting statistical information will trigger the interest in those who for the first time encounter the meaning of numbers revealing important aspects of socio-economic life.

Statistical Reference Book 2019

Monday, 24 June 2019 - 15:10

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, f

Statistical Reference Book 2019 (Bulgarian version)

Thursday, 13 June 2019 - 15:25

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2019 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2018

Tuesday, 21 May 2019 - 09:50

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 86^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2012 - 2017 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.04.2019)

Friday, 5 April 2019 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.04.2019)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 28.12.2018)

Friday, 28 December 2018 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 28.12.2018)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.10.2018)

Friday, 5 October 2018 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.10.2018)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2017

Wednesday, 11 July 2018 - 15:20

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2017 to the users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes - main concepts and

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2018)

Friday, 6 July 2018 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2018)

Statistical Reference Book 2018

Friday, 29 June 2018 - 12:55

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, f

Statistical Yearbook 2017 in infographics

Monday, 25 June 2018 - 10:00

The National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria offers a different view of the statistical information included in the 85th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria.

The publication is intended for a wider audience as statistical data are presented in a plain and easy understandable way.

The current state and changes in the socio-economic and cultural life in the country are presented not in the traditional way in tables and text, but through infographics - images, graphics and other visualization tools.

We believe that the

Statistical Reference Book 2018 (Bulgarian version)

Wednesday, 13 June 2018 - 16:30

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2018 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2017

Tuesday, 29 May 2018 - 16:37

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 84^th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2012 - 2016 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.04.2018)

Thursday, 5 April 2018 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.04.2018)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 29.12.2017)

Friday, 29 December 2017 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 29.12.2017)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.10.2017)

Friday, 6 October 2017 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.10.2017)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2016

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 - 10:00

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2016 to the users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes - main

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2017)

Thursday, 6 July 2017 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2017)

Statistical Reference Book 2017

Tuesday, 27 June 2017 - 11:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, f

Statistical Reference Book 2017 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 12 June 2017 - 16:12

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2017 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2016

Tuesday, 30 May 2017 - 10:40

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2011 - 2015 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.04.2017)

Thursday, 6 April 2017 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.04.2017)

Structure of Earnings 2014

Monday, 16 January 2017 - 17:17

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) of Bulgaria presents to the users of statistical information the publication “Structure of Earnings 2014”. It contains data from the representative Structure of Earnings Survey for 2014 (SES 2014) carried out by the NSI. The SES 2014 is the fourth of a series of four-yearly surveys to be conducted under the Council Regulation (EC) No. 530/1999, the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1916/2000 (amended) and the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1738/2005. The objective of this legislation is to provide accurate and harmonized data on earnings in EU Member

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2016)

Friday, 30 December 2016 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2016)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.10.2016)

Thursday, 6 October 2016 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.10.2016)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2016)

Wednesday, 6 July 2016 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.07.2016)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2015

Tuesday, 5 July 2016 - 15:34

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2015 to the users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes - main concepts

Labour Force Survey Leaflet

Monday, 27 June 2016 - 11:08

The National Statistical Institute presents to users and respondents new leaflet ‘Labour Force Survey’. The Labour Force Survey is the largest regular household sample survey carried out in Bulgaria. The issue describes in a popular way methodology of the Labour Force Survey - sample selection and method of data collection, the main definitions used in the survey, calculation of indicators and data dissemination.

It provides information of economic activity of the population - employment and unemployment, according to the internationally adopted concepts and definitions. Some of t

Statistical Reference Book 2016

Monday, 13 June 2016 - 16:54

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2016 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 6 June 2016 - 12:25

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2016 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2015

Friday, 20 May 2016 - 14:10

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 83^rd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2010 - 2014 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.04.2016)

Wednesday, 6 April 2016 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 06.04.2016)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2015)

Wednesday, 30 December 2015 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2015)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.10.2015)

Monday, 5 October 2015 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 05.10.2015)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2014

Wednesday, 8 July 2015 - 12:20

The National Statistical Institute presents to users the annual electronic publication Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2014.

The bilingual (Bulgarian-English) issue includes annual average data from the Labour Force Survey. This survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological no

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2015)

Thursday, 2 July 2015 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2015)

Statistical Reference Book 2015

Wednesday, 10 June 2015 - 16:58

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2015 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 2 June 2015 - 16:42

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2015 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2014

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 - 16:19

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 82^nd edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2009 - 2013 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Sta

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2015)

Thursday, 2 April 2015 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2015)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2014)

Tuesday, 30 December 2014 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2014)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2014)

Wednesday, 1 October 2014 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2014)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2013

Friday, 4 July 2014 - 15:32

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic publication Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2013 to its users.

The bilingual (Bulgarian-English) issue presents annual average data from the Labour Force Survey. This survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. M

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2014)

Wednesday, 2 July 2014 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2014)

Statistical Reference Book 2014

Wednesday, 18 June 2014 - 10:01

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in English.

Statistical Reference Book 2014 (Bulgarian version)

Monday, 9 June 2014 - 16:59

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2014 in Bulgarian.

Statistical Yearbook 2013

Friday, 23 May 2014 - 18:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to present to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 81^st edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for 2008 - 2012 in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the Nati

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2014)

Wednesday, 2 April 2014 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2014)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2013)

Monday, 30 December 2013 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2013)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2012

Monday, 14 October 2013 - 10:00

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2012 to its users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes - main con

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2013)

Tuesday, 1 October 2013 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2013)

Statistical Reference Book 2013

Thursday, 4 July 2013 - 14:22

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in English.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture, fo

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2013)

Tuesday, 2 July 2013 - 11:02

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2013)

Statistical Reference Book 2013 (Bulgarian version)

Wednesday, 26 June 2013 - 14:18

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2013 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agr

Structure of Earnings 2010

Monday, 27 May 2013 - 16:43

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) of Bulgaria presents to the users of statistical information the publication “Structure of Earnings 2010”. It contains data from the representative Structure of Earnings Survey for 2010 (SES 2010) carried out by the NSI. The SES 2010 is the third of a series of four-yearly surveys to be conducted under the Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999, the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1916/2000 (amended) and the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1738/2005. The objective of this legislation is to provide accurate and harmonized data on earni

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2013)

Tuesday, 2 April 2013 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2013)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 28.12.2012)

Friday, 28 December 2012 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 28.12.2012)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2012)

Monday, 1 October 2012 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.10.2012)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2011

Saturday, 29 September 2012 - 16:05

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual electronic edition Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2011 to its users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodologi

Statistical Reference Book 2012

Monday, 27 August 2012 - 17:19

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in English.

The Statistical Reference Book represents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural development of the Republic of Bulgaria for the 2007 - 2011 period.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - industry, agriculture,

Statistical Reference Book 2012 (Bulgarian version)

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 - 17:01

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2012 in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments and finance; and economic activity groupings - ind

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2012)

Monday, 2 July 2012 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.07.2012)

Statistical Yearbook 2011

Friday, 22 June 2012 - 10:53

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 79^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2005 - 2010 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2012)

Monday, 2 April 2012 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2012)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2011)

Friday, 30 December 2011 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2011)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2011)

Friday, 30 September 2011 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2011)

Statistical Reference Book 2011

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 - 17:30

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2011 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments

Employment and Unemployment - Annual Data 2010

Thursday, 21 July 2011 - 15:57

The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information annual electronic publication Employment and Unemployment - Annual Data 2010.

The bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication presents annual average data from the Labour Force Survey. The Labour Force Survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication co

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.07.2011)

Friday, 1 July 2011 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.07.2011)

Statistical Yearbook 2010

Monday, 20 June 2011 - 14:41

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 78^t^h edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format.

It provides current statistical information about the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2004 - 2009 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to th

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.04.2011)

Friday, 1 April 2011 - 11:02

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 01.04.2011)

Statistical Yearbook 2009

Thursday, 30 December 2010 - 14:00

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 77th edition of the ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria’ in printed and electronic format. The issue is published in 2010, which marks 130 years since the establishment of a statistical institution in Bulgaria and 100 years since publishing of the first ‘Statistical Yearbook of the Bulgarian Kingdom’ in 1910.

This issue has new design and layout. It provides current statistical information about the de

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2010)

Thursday, 30 December 2010 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2010)

Statistical Reference Book 2010

Friday, 1 October 2010 - 15:09

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2010 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross domestic product, investments

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2010)

Thursday, 30 September 2010 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2010)

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2009

Monday, 5 July 2010 - 15:02

The National Statistical Institute presents the annual edition Employment and Unemployment – annual data 2009 to its users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Metho

Employment and Unemployment No. 4/2009

Monday, 5 July 2010 - 15:01

The National Statistical Institute presents the electronic bulletin Employment and Unemployment - 4/2009 to its users.

The bulletin is a quarterly electronic publication of the National Statistical Institute, presenting the results from the Labour force survey. The Labour force survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publica

Employment and Unemployment No. 3/2009

Monday, 5 July 2010 - 15:00

The National Statistical Institute presents the electronic bulletin Employment and Unemployment - 3/2009 to its users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publica

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.06.2010)

Wednesday, 30 June 2010 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.06.2010)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2010)

Tuesday, 6 April 2010 - 11:00

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 02.04.2010)

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2009)

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 - 15:44

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.12.2009)

Employment and Unemployment No. 2/2009

Wednesday, 16 December 2009 - 10:36

The bulletin Employment and Unemployment No. 2/2009 is a quarterly electronic publication of the National Statistical Institute, presenting the results from the Labour Force Survey. The Labour force survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes - main concepts and definitions, used in the survey;<

Statistical Reference Book 2009

Friday, 4 December 2009 - 00:00

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information the annual publication - Statistical Reference Book 2009 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The issue is with a new design and enrich contents. For the first time are included methodological and analytic notes towards all chapters. The information is illustrated with a rich graphic materials.

The Statistical Reference Book presents topical information on the demographic processes as well as the economic, social and cultural

Main Short-Term Indicators, vol. 2/2009

Thursday, 29 October 2009 - 10:50

The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information the second recently published issue of a quarterly bilingual (Bulgarian/English) publication Main Short-Term Indicators. The publication is available as a printed edition and electronic version on CD-ROM.

The publication contains up-to-date information concerning the situation and the development of the material sphere in short-term aspect by branches: industry, construction, trade, transport and other services as well as tourism, labour market and investment.

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2009)

Wednesday, 30 September 2009 - 15:53

Key Indicators for Bulgaria (as of 30.09.2009)

Employment and Unemployment No. 1/2009

Wednesday, 16 September 2009 - 11:37

The bulletin Employment and Unemployment No. 1/2009 is a quarterly electronic publication of the National Statistical Institute, presenting the results from the Labour Force Survey. The Labour force survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

1. Methodological notes - main concepts and definitions, used in the survey;<

Employment and Unemployment - annual data 2008

Friday, 4 September 2009 - 12:09

The National Statistical Institute annual edition Employment and Unemployment – annual data 2008 is available to the users of statistical information.

The bilingual (Bulgarian-English) publication presents annual average data from the Labour Force Survey. The survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publication contains:

Main Short-Term Indicators, vol. 1/2009

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 - 12:17

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of users of statistical information the first recently published issue of a new quarterly bilingual (Bulgarian/English) publication ‘Main Short-Term Indicators’. The publication is available as a printed edition and on CD-ROM.

Labour Force Survey

Tuesday, 2 June 2009 - 11:48

The Labour Force Survey is the largest regular household sample survey carried out in Bulgaria. It provides information on economic activity of the population - employment and unemployment, according to the internationally adopted concepts and definitions. Some of the most important indicators of socio-economic development of the country, as activity rate, employment rate and unemployment rate are calculated on the base of the Labour Force Survey. The information is used by wide range of users - the Government, trade unions, business circles, research institutes, many

Statistical Yearbook 2008

Wednesday, 13 May 2009 - 11:03

The National Statistical Institute has the pleasure to submit to the attention of national and foreign users of statistical information the 76th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008. It provides topical statistical information on the demographic, economic and social development of the country for the 2002 - 2007 period in different territorial and classification aggregations and breakdowns.

According to the Law on Statistics, official source of information in the Republic of Bulgaria is the National Statistical System, which co

Employment and Unemployment No. 4/2008

Friday, 8 May 2009 - 13:52

The National Statistical Institute presents the electronic bulletin Employment and Unemployment - 4/2008 to its users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The publi

Structure of Earnings 2006

Tuesday, 7 April 2009 - 11:41

The National Statistical Institute (NSI) of Bulgaria presents to the users of statistical information the publication "Structure of Earnings 2006". It contains data from the representative Structure of Earnings Survey for 2006 (SES 2006) carried out by the NSI. The SES 2006 is the second of a series of four-yearly surveys to be conducted under the Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999, the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1916/2000 (amended) and the Commission Regulation (EC) No 1738/2005. The objective of this legislation is to provide accurate and harmonized data on earn

Employment and Unemployment No. 3/2008

Wednesday, 11 February 2009 - 14:07

The National Statistical Institute presents the electronic bulletin Employment and Unemployment - 3/2008 to its users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The pu

Employment and Unemployment No. 2/2008

Friday, 7 November 2008 - 15:47

The National Statistical Institute presents the electronic bulletin Employment and Unemployment - 2/2008 to its users.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

The pu

Employment and Unemployment No. 1/2008

Friday, 25 July 2008 - 14:45

The National Statistical Institute presents to the users of statistical information the electronic publication Employment and Unemployment - 1/2008.

The issue is a quarterly electronic publication of the National Statistical Institute, presenting the results from the Labour Force Survey. The Labour Force Survey is a sample statistical survey on households for examination of the economic activity of the population aged 15 years and over.

The methodology of the survey has been developed according to ILO and Eurostat recommendations.

Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008

Friday, 27 June 2008 - 16:08

The National Statistical Institute presents to users of statistical information one of its main publications - Statistical Reference Book of the Republic of Bulgaria 2008 in English. It is a concise form of the same issue in Bulgarian.

The publication presents data on main macroeconomic indicators of the national economy - gross dom