Time series
Sex Place of residence Age |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % |
---|---|---|
Total | 2 907.3 | 52.8 |
By sex | ||
Male | 1 547.1 | 59.1 |
Female | 1 360.2 | 47.0 |
By place of residence | ||
Urban | 2 279.3 | 56.4 |
Rural | 628.1 | 42.7 |
By age | ||
15-24 | 102.4 | 17.4 |
25-34 | 504.9 | 80.0 |
35-44 | 734.3 | 83.6 |
45-54 | 835.1 | 84.3 |
55-64 | 623.1 | 69.3 |
65 and over | 107.5 | 7.1 |
Sex Place of residence Level of education |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % |
---|---|---|
Total | 2 799.8 | 70.2 |
By sex | ||
Male | 1 485.0 | 73.7 |
Female | 1 314.9 | 66.7 |
By place of residence | ||
Urban | 2 196.7 | 73.3 |
Rural | 603.1 | 60.8 |
By level of education | ||
Higher | 983.9 | 90.9 |
Upper secondary | 1 576.5 | 72.2 |
of which: secondary vocational | 883.4 | 78.1 |
Lower secondary | 208.9 | 34.2 |
Primary or lower | 30.5 | 27.6 |
Sex Place of residence |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % |
---|---|---|
Total | 2 791.4 | 75.9 |
By sex | ||
Male | 1 479.3 | 79.7 |
Female | 1 312.1 | 72.0 |
By place of residence | ||
Urban | 2 191.6 | 79.3 |
Rural | 599.7 | 65.8 |
Professional status | Total | Male | Female | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 2 907.3 | 1 547.1 | 1 360.2 | |||
Employers | 133.0 | 89.4 | 43.6 | |||
Self-employed | 191.4 | 115.9 | 75.5 | |||
Employees | 2 569.6 | 1 333.0 | 1 236.6 | |||
In private enterprises | 1 973.1 | 1 105.4 | 867.7 | |||
In public enterprises | 596.5 | 227.6 | 368.9 | |||
Unpaid family workers | 13.4 | 8.8 | (4.6) | |||
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable |
Occupational classes | Total | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2 907.3 | 1 547.1 | 1 360.2 |
of which: | |||
Managers | 168.4 | 99.3 | 69.1 |
Professionals | 552.0 | 197.4 | 354.5 |
Technicians and associate professionals | 288.6 | 152.1 | 136.5 |
Clerical support workers | 182.4 | 57.3 | 125.1 |
Service and sales workers | 577.9 | 208.4 | 369.6 |
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 69.6 | 50.5 | 19.1 |
Craft and related trades workers | 358.5 | 282.5 | 76.0 |
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers | 371.7 | 289.6 | 82.1 |
Elementary occupations | 313.5 | 190.2 | 123.3 |
Economic activity groupings | Total | Male | Female | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 2 907.3 | 1 547.1 | 1 360.2 | |||
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 144.2 | 106.1 | 38.2 | |||
Mining and quarrying | 21.0 | 15.0 | (6.0) | |||
Manufacturing | 511.5 | 274.7 | 236.8 | |||
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 36.3 | 29.5 | 6.8 | |||
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 25.1 | 19.6 | (5.6) | |||
Construction | 256.5 | 237.8 | 18.7 | |||
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 502.8 | 228.7 | 274.0 | |||
Transportation and storage | 195.7 | 157.5 | 38.2 | |||
Accommodation and food service activities | 152.8 | 56.2 | 96.6 | |||
Information and communication | 121.0 | 80.6 | 40.4 | |||
Financial and insurance activities | 62.0 | 20.4 | 41.6 | |||
Real estate activities | 19.5 | 7.9 | 11.6 | |||
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 115.8 | 45.8 | 70.0 | |||
Administrative and support service activities | 86.1 | 53.2 | 32.8 | |||
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 199.8 | 108.4 | 91.4 | |||
Education | 159.1 | 24.5 | 134.5 | |||
Human health and social work activities | 184.1 | 37.1 | 147.0 | |||
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 54.4 | 26.6 | 27.8 | |||
Other service activities | 59.7 | 17.5 | 42.2 | |||
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable |
Sex Kind of ownership |
Average number of hours |
---|---|
Total | 39.3 |
By sex | |
Male | 39.4 |
Female | 39.1 |
By kind of ownership | |
Private sector | 39.3 |
Public sector | 39.0 |
Sex Place of residence Type of working time Type of contract with the employer Kind of ownership Permanency of job |
Number - thous. |
---|---|
Total | 2 569.6 |
By sex | |
Male | 1 333.0 |
Female | 1 236.6 |
By place of residence | |
Urban | 2 018.3 |
Rural | 551.3 |
By type of working time | |
Full-time employeеs | 2 535.4 |
Part-time employеes | 34.2 |
By type of contract with the employer | |
Labour or civil service contract | 2 518.7 |
Civil or other | 15.7 |
Without contract | 35.1 |
BY kind of ownership | |
Private sector | 1 973.1 |
Public sector | 596.5 |
By permanency of job | |
Employees with permanent job | 2 500.7 |
Employees with temporary job | 68.9 |
Statistical zones Statistical regions |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Total | 2 907.3 | 1 547.1 | 1 360.2 | 52.8 | 59.1 | 47.0 |
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | ||||||
Severozapaden | 252.3 | 132.2 | 120.0 | 44.1 | 48.5 | 40.0 |
Severen tsentralen | 294.7 | 156.1 | 138.6 | 49.8 | 55.8 | 44.4 |
Severoiztochen | 389.6 | 215.3 | 174.3 | 55.0 | 63.9 | 47.0 |
Yugoiztochen | 415.1 | 228.2 | 187.0 | 52.0 | 60.3 | 44.6 |
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | ||||||
Yugozapaden | 977.8 | 501.9 | 475.9 | 56.8 | 61.4 | 52.5 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 577.9 | 313.4 | 264.5 | 51.7 | 59.0 | 45.1 |
Statistical zones Statistical regions |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Total | 2 799.8 | 1 485.0 | 1 314.9 | 70.2 | 73.7 | 66.7 |
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | ||||||
Severozapaden | 238.8 | 125.0 | 113.9 | 61.4 | 62.7 | 60.0 |
Severen tsentralen | 284.5 | 149.6 | 134.8 | 69.9 | 72.5 | 67.3 |
Severoiztochen | 374.7 | 205.8 | 169.0 | 72.8 | 79.2 | 66.4 |
Yugoiztochen | 397.3 | 218.6 | 178.7 | 69.1 | 75.4 | 62.7 |
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | ||||||
Yugozapaden | 948.5 | 486.0 | 462.5 | 73.0 | 74.4 | 71.6 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 555.9 | 299.9 | 256.0 | 69.2 | 73.8 | 64.6 |
Statistical zones Statistical regions |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Total | 2 791.4 | 1 479.3 | 1 312.1 | 75.9 | 79.7 | 72.0 |
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | ||||||
Severozapaden | 238.2 | 124.3 | 113.9 | 66.5 | 67.9 | 65.0 |
Severen tsentralen | 282.5 | 148.2 | 134.3 | 74.9 | 78.2 | 71.6 |
Severoiztochen | 373.6 | 204.9 | 168.7 | 78.7 | 86.1 | 71.2 |
Yugoiztochen | 396.1 | 217.7 | 178.4 | 74.7 | 81.2 | 68.0 |
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | ||||||
Yugozapaden | 946.6 | 485.2 | 461.4 | 79.3 | 81.2 | 77.4 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 554.3 | 298.9 | 255.3 | 74.7 | 79.0 | 70.1 |
Statistical zones Statistical regions Districts |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Total | 2 907.3 | 1 547.1 | 1 360.2 | 52.8 | 59.1 | 47.0 |
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | ||||||
Severozapaden | 252.3 | 132.2 | 120.0 | 44.1 | 48.5 | 40.0 |
Vidin | 22.2 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 35.3 | 38.3 | 32.6 |
Vratsa | 54.6 | 28.7 | 25.9 | 43.3 | 47.6 | 39.3 |
Lovech | 45.2 | 23.5 | 21.7 | 47.1 | 51.5 | 43.1 |
Montana | 38.6 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 38.9 | 42.7 | 35.4 |
Pleven | 91.7 | 48.3 | 43.4 | 48.7 | 54.1 | 43.8 |
Severen tsentralen | 294.7 | 156.1 | 138.6 | 49.8 | 55.8 | 44.4 |
Veliko Tarnovo | 91.8 | 45.8 | 46.0 | 52.4 | 55.4 | 49.6 |
Gabrovo | 42.4 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 51.0 | 52.0 | 50.0 |
Razgrad | 38.9 | 24.2 | 14.7 | 44.7 | 58.5 | 32.1 |
Ruse | 86.7 | 45.7 | 41.1 | 52.9 | 59.0 | 47.5 |
Silistra | 34.9 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 42.6 | 51.6 | 34.5 |
Severoiztochen | 389.6 | 215.3 | 174.3 | 55.0 | 63.9 | 47.0 |
Varna | 225.4 | 120.6 | 104.8 | 61.1 | 69.0 | 54.0 |
Dobrich | 60.7 | 34.7 | 26.0 | 47.7 | 57.7 | 38.7 |
Targovishte | 36.5 | 21.3 | 15.3 | 44.2 | 53.5 | 35.7 |
Shumen | 66.9 | 38.6 | 28.3 | 51.7 | 62.1 | 42.1 |
Yugoiztochen | 415.1 | 228.2 | 187.0 | 52.0 | 60.3 | 44.6 |
Burgas | 166.6 | 94.1 | 72.5 | 51.2 | 61.3 | 42.2 |
Sliven | 68.7 | 38.1 | 30.6 | 50.1 | 58.4 | 42.6 |
Stara Zagora | 129.1 | 67.9 | 61.2 | 52.5 | 58.3 | 47.3 |
Yambol | 50.8 | 28.0 | 22.7 | 56.6 | 65.1 | 48.8 |
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | ||||||
Yugozapaden | 977.8 | 501.9 | 475.9 | 56.8 | 61.4 | 52.5 |
Blagoevgrad | 131.7 | 70.0 | 61.7 | 53.8 | 59.6 | 48.4 |
Kyustendil | 45.9 | 24.2 | 21.7 | 48.9 | 54.3 | 44.0 |
Pernik | 46.5 | 23.8 | 22.6 | 48.3 | 52.4 | 44.6 |
Sofia | 97.8 | 51.9 | 46.0 | 50.6 | 55.2 | 46.2 |
Sofia (stolitsa) | 655.9 | 332.0 | 323.9 | 59.9 | 64.4 | 56.0 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 577.9 | 313.4 | 264.5 | 51.7 | 59.0 | 45.1 |
Kardzhali | 62.6 | 36.9 | 25.7 | 48.8 | 59.0 | 39.2 |
Pazardzhik | 98.6 | 56.4 | 42.3 | 51.3 | 61.0 | 42.3 |
Plovdiv | 285.3 | 151.0 | 134.3 | 53.0 | 59.7 | 47.1 |
Smolyan | 42.6 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 51.9 | 55.5 | 48.8 |
Haskovo | 88.7 | 47.5 | 41.2 | 50.2 | 56.3 | 44.6 |
Statistical zones Statistical regions Districts |
Employed - thous. | Employment rates - % | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Total | 2 799.8 | 1 485.0 | 1 314.9 | 70.2 | 73.7 | 66.7 |
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria | ||||||
Severozapaden | 238.8 | 125.0 | 113.9 | 61.4 | 62.7 | 60.0 |
Vidin | 21.4 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
Vratsa | 52.1 | 26.9 | 25.3 | 58.3 | 58.9 | 57.7 |
Lovech | 44.4 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 68.4 | 69.3 | 67.4 |
Montana | 36.3 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 54.1 | 54.9 | 53.2 |
Pleven | 84.7 | 44.9 | 39.8 | 66.8 | 69.6 | 63.9 |
Severen tsentralen | 284.5 | 149.6 | 134.8 | 69.9 | 72.5 | 67.3 |
Veliko Tarnovo | 88.6 | 43.7 | 44.9 | 73.7 | 71.9 | 75.4 |
Gabrovo | 41.0 | 19.8 | 21.3 | 74.9 | 70.8 | 79.3 |
Razgrad | 37.7 | 23.1 | 14.5 | 60.7 | 73.6 | 47.4 |
Ruse | 83.9 | 44.2 | 39.7 | 73.7 | 76.4 | 71.0 |
Silistra | 33.2 | 18.8 | 14.4 | 59.4 | 66.0 | 52.5 |
Severoiztochen | 374.7 | 205.8 | 169.0 | 72.8 | 79.2 | 66.4 |
Varna | 220.3 | 117.6 | 102.7 | 79.8 | 85.2 | 74.5 |
Dobrich | 57.2 | 32.2 | 25.0 | 64.7 | 71.9 | 57.4 |
Targovishte | 34.9 | 20.5 | 14.4 | 59.9 | 68.6 | 50.7 |
Shumen | 62.3 | 35.4 | 26.9 | 67.8 | 75.2 | 60.1 |
Yugoiztochen | 397.3 | 218.6 | 178.7 | 69.1 | 75.4 | 62.7 |
Burgas | 159.1 | 90.6 | 68.6 | 66.5 | 76.1 | 57.0 |
Sliven | 66.2 | 36.6 | 29.6 | 66.7 | 72.8 | 60.4 |
Stara Zagora | 123.7 | 64.7 | 58.9 | 70.6 | 72.7 | 68.4 |
Yambol | 48.3 | 26.7 | 21.6 | 78.5 | 84.4 | 72.3 |
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria | ||||||
Yugozapaden | 948.5 | 486.0 | 462.5 | 73.0 | 74.4 | 71.6 |
Blagoevgrad | 128.6 | 67.5 | 61.2 | 70.8 | 73.8 | 67.8 |
Kyustendil | 44.3 | 23.5 | 20.8 | 70.0 | 72.6 | 67.3 |
Pernik | 43.2 | 22.2 | 21.0 | 64.0 | 65.1 | 62.9 |
Sofia | 96.8 | 51.2 | 45.6 | 69.4 | 70.8 | 67.9 |
Sofia (stolitsa) | 635.5 | 321.6 | 313.9 | 75.0 | 76.0 | 73.9 |
Yuzhen tsentralen | 555.9 | 299.9 | 256.0 | 69.2 | 73.8 | 64.6 |
Kardzhali | 60.2 | 34.6 | 25.6 | 67.2 | 75.9 | 58.2 |
Pazardzhik | 95.5 | 54.2 | 41.4 | 69.3 | 76.2 | 62.0 |
Plovdiv | 274.2 | 144.3 | 130.0 | 69.2 | 72.7 | 65.6 |
Smolyan | 39.3 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 70.8 | 71.5 | 70.1 |
Haskovo | 86.8 | 46.6 | 40.2 | 70.2 | 74.0 | 66.3 |
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