3.1.2. Employed and employment rates - national level; statistical regions; districts

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Employed and employment rates - national level; statistical regions; districts
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EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex
Place of residence
Age		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total 2 929.1 53.2
By sex
Male 1 544.4 59.1
Female 1 384.7 47.9
By place of residence
Urban 2 297.8 56.9
Rural 631.3 43.0
By age
15-24 98.6 16.4
25-34 486.0 79.1
35-44 742.0 85.3
45-54 846.0 85.9
55-64 636.4 70.6
65 and over 120.2 7.8
EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex
Place of residence
Level of education		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total 2 808.9 70.7
By sex
Male 1 476.5 73.5
Female 1 332.4 67.9
By place of residence
Urban 2 204.7 73.8
Rural 604.2 61.4
By level of education
Higher 1 168.7 90.3
Upper secondary 1 449.6 71.5
of which: secondary vocational 831.9 79.2
Lower secondary 160.8 30.0
Primary or lower 29.8 26.2
EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 20 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex
Place of residence		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total 2 803.4 76.8
By sex
Male 1 473.2 79.9
Female 1 330.2 73.6
By place of residence
Urban 2 201.1 80.1
Rural 602.3 66.7
EMPLOYED BY PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
(Thousands)
Professional status Total Male Female
Total 2 929.1 1 544.4 1 384.7
Employers 156.2 110.0 46.1
Self-employed 198.5 122.3 76.2
Employees 2 567.6 1 308.5 1 259.1
In private enterprises 1 891.3 1 042.6 848.6
In public enterprises 676.3 265.8 410.4
Unpaid family workers 6.8 (3.5) (3.3)
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable
EMPLOYED BY OCCUPATIONAL CLASS AND SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
(Thousands)
Occupational classes Total Male Female
Total 2 929.1 1 544.4 1 384.7
of which:
Managers 227.7 140.4 87.3
Professionals 665.3 239.8 425.5
Technicians and associate professionals 326.3 177.5 148.8
Clerical support workers 193.6 59.3 134.3
Service and sales workers 546.2 210.9 335.3
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 58.2 40.3 17.9
Craft and related trades workers 319.0 251.2 67.9
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 336.6 265.6 71.0
Elementary occupations 236.8 144.5 92.4
EMPLOYED BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GROUPING AND SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
(Thousands)
Economic activity groupings Total Male Female
Total 2 929.1 1 544.4 1 384.7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 125.8 89.2 36.6
Mining and quarrying 27.3 23.3 (4.0)
Manufacturing 460.6 246.7 213.9
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 37.0 30.1 6.9
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 24.8 19.0 5.8
Construction 215.8 194.1 21.7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 510.3 242.9 267.4
Transportation and storage 201.8 163.6 38.2
Accommodation and food service activities 135.8 60.8 75.1
Information and communication 138.0 95.8 42.2
Financial and insurance activities 67.4 17.0 50.4
Real estate activities 17.4 7.7 9.7
Professional, scientific and technical activities 139.4 49.1 90.3
Administrative and support service activities 76.3 50.1 26.2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 250.4 123.7 126.7
Education 190.6 36.3 154.3
Human health and social work activities 193.8 48.0 145.8
Arts, entertainment and recreation 48.4 23.4 25.0
Other service activities 68.0 23.7 44.4
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable
AVERAGE NUMBER OF ACTUAL WEEKLY HOURS PER EMPLOYED FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex
Kind of ownership		 Average number of hours
Total 38.9
By sex
Male 39.0
Female 38.8
By kind of ownership
Private sector 38.9
Public sector 38.7
EMPLOYEES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex
Place of residence
Type of working time
Type of contract with the employer
Kind of ownership Permanency of job		 Number - thous.
Total 2 567.6
By sex
Male 1 308.5
Female 1 259.1
By place of residence
Urban 2 012.5
Rural 555.1
By type of working time
Full-time employeеs 2 526.6
Part-time employеes 41.0
By type of contract with the employer
Labour or civil service contract 2 527.0
Civil or other 14.6
Without contract 26.0
BY kind of ownership
Private sector 1 891.3
Public sector 676.3
By permanency of job
Employees with permanent job 2 502.6
Employees with temporary job 65.0
EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Statistical zones
Statistical regions		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 2 929.1 1 544.4 1 384.7 53.2 59.1 47.9
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 260.7 136.9 123.8 45.9 50.6 41.5
Severen tsentralen 280.6 147.2 133.4 47.7 53.0 43.0
Severoiztochen 392.6 215.8 176.9 55.4 64.1 47.6
Yugoiztochen 415.5 221.7 193.8 52.0 58.6 46.1
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 1 005.2 514.4 490.8 58.3 62.9 54.1
Yuzhen tsentralen 574.4 308.4 266.0 51.3 57.9 45.3
EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Statistical zones
Statistical regions		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 2 808.9 1 476.5 1 332.4 70.7 73.5 67.9
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 249.5 130.4 119.1 64.9 66.2 63.5
Severen tsentralen 269.8 140.5 129.3 67.0 68.7 65.2
Severoiztochen 371.6 203.4 168.2 72.6 78.6 66.4
Yugoiztochen 398.5 212.0 186.5 69.6 73.3 65.7
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 969.9 496.8 473.2 74.7 76.0 73.4
Yuzhen tsentralen 549.6 293.5 256.1 68.7 72.3 64.9
EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 20 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Statistical zones
Statistical regions		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 2 803.4 1 473.2 1 330.2 76.8 79.9 73.6
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 248.4 129.7 118.7 70.9 72.3 69.5
Severen tsentralen 269.6 140.3 129.3 74.6 76.2 72.9
Severoiztochen 370.9 202.8 168.0 78.9 85.7 72.1
Yugoiztochen 398.2 211.7 186.5 75.9 79.4 72.3
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 968.2 496.6 471.6 80.5 82.3 78.6
Yuzhen tsentralen 548.2 292.0 256.1 73.9 78.3 69.5
EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Statistical zones
Statistical regions
Districts		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 2 929.1 1 544.4 1 384.7 53.2 59.1 47.9
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 260.7 136.9 123.8 45.9 50.6 41.5
Vidin 28.1 14.6 13.5 45.0 49.4 41.1
Vratsa 61.0 32.2 28.8 48.6 53.8 43.8
Lovech 38.2 21.8 16.4 40.1 48.0 32.9
Montana 42.8 21.8 21.0 43.5 46.2 41.0
Pleven 90.6 46.5 44.1 48.5 52.6 44.8
Severen tsentralen 280.6 147.2 133.4 47.7 53.0 43.0
Veliko Tarnovo 82.2 42.1 40.1 47.2 51.3 43.6
Gabrovo 41.8 21.7 20.1 50.6 56.1 45.8
Razgrad 38.8 20.3 18.5 44.7 49.3 40.6
Ruse 85.7 45.1 40.6 52.5 58.5 47.2
Silistra 32.0 18.0 14.1 39.4 46.3 33.0
Severoiztochen 392.6 215.8 176.9 55.4 64.1 47.6
Varna 229.7 124.3 105.3 62.1 71.0 54.1
Dobrich 56.4 32.7 23.7 44.6 54.6 35.6
Targovishte 39.4 22.1 17.4 48.0 55.8 40.7
Shumen 67.2 36.7 30.5 51.8 59.0 45.2
Yugoiztochen 415.5 221.7 193.8 52.0 58.6 46.1
Burgas 181.6 95.9 85.7 55.6 62.2 49.7
Sliven 60.1 33.9 26.3 43.9 51.9 36.6
Stara Zagora 130.5 69.5 61.0 53.2 59.8 47.2
Yambol 43.2 22.5 20.8 48.4 52.4 44.7
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 1 005.2 514.4 490.8 58.3 62.9 54.1
Blagoevgrad 130.1 65.5 64.5 53.2 55.9 50.7
Kyustendil 46.3 24.0 22.3 49.7 54.4 45.5
Pernik 50.5 25.2 25.3 52.6 55.6 49.9
Sofia 104.6 58.7 45.9 54.3 62.8 46.2
Sofia (stolitsa) 673.7 341.0 332.7 61.3 65.8 57.3
Yuzhen tsentralen 574.4 308.4 266.0 51.3 57.9 45.3
Kardzhali 60.7 33.6 27.1 46.5 52.8 40.4
Pazardzhik 95.1 54.7 40.4 49.7 59.4 40.7
Plovdiv 286.7 149.2 137.4 53.2 58.9 48.2
Smolyan 44.6 23.9 20.8 55.0 62.0 48.6
Haskovo 87.3 46.9 40.3 49.1 55.1 43.7
EMPLOYED AND EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Statistical zones
Statistical regions
Districts		 Employed - thous. Employment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 2 808.9 1 476.5 1 332.4 70.7 73.5 67.9
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 249.5 130.4 119.1 64.9 66.2 63.5
Vidin 26.9 13.6 13.3 66.8 65.8 67.9
Vratsa 58.0 30.4 27.6 65.5 67.2 63.7
Lovech 37.0 21.0 16.0 57.6 63.7 51.2
Montana 41.1 20.9 20.3 62.1 60.6 63.7
Pleven 86.5 44.6 41.9 69.1 70.0 68.1
Severen tsentralen 269.8 140.5 129.3 67.0 68.7 65.2
Veliko Tarnovo 79.9 40.3 39.7 67.1 66.9 67.3
Gabrovo 39.8 20.9 19.0 73.5 75.4 71.5
Razgrad 38.2 19.8 18.3 62.2 63.7 60.6
Ruse 82.3 43.2 39.1 73.0 75.4 70.5
Silistra 29.6 16.3 13.2 53.6 58.0 48.9
Severoiztochen 371.6 203.4 168.2 72.6 78.6 66.4
Varna 218.6 117.4 101.2 79.2 85.1 73.4
Dobrich 53.6 30.7 22.8 61.3 69.4 53.1
Targovishte 37.8 21.1 16.6 65.5 71.4 59.3
Shumen 61.7 34.1 27.6 67.6 72.8 62.1
Yugoiztochen 398.5 212.0 186.5 69.6 73.3 65.7
Burgas 173.8 91.7 82.1 72.7 77.1 68.5
Sliven 58.8 32.8 26.0 59.4 65.3 53.3
Stara Zagora 126.1 67.0 59.0 72.4 75.8 68.9
Yambol 39.8 20.4 19.4 65.4 65.3 65.6
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 969.9 496.8 473.2 74.7 76.0 73.4
Blagoevgrad 126.5 63.3 63.2 70.3 69.8 70.7
Kyustendil 44.8 23.5 21.3 71.5 73.2 69.6
Pernik 46.6 22.7 23.9 69.4 66.9 72.0
Sofia 103.7 58.0 45.6 74.7 80.7 68.3
Sofia (stolitsa) 648.4 329.2 319.2 76.3 77.5 75.1
Yuzhen tsentralen 549.6 293.5 256.1 68.7 72.3 64.9
Kardzhali 58.4 31.3 27.1 64.7 68.3 60.9
Pazardzhik 92.2 52.5 39.7 67.7 74.5 60.3
Plovdiv 273.9 142.6 131.3 69.2 72.0 66.5
Smolyan 42.2 22.8 19.4 77.9 81.9 73.7
Haskovo 82.9 44.3 38.6 67.0 69.8 64.0
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