3.1.3. Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions

Statistical domain
Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions
Time series
Labour_3.1.3_EN.xls

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex
Place of residence
Age
Level of education		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total 116.7 3.8
By sex
Male 70.6 4.4
Female 46.0 3.2
By place of residence
Urban 69.3 2.9
Rural 47.3 7.0
By age
15-24 10.7 9.8
25-34 21.9 4.3
35-44 33.2 4.3
45-54 29.6 3.4
55 and over 21.2 2.7
By level of education
Higher 23.0 1.9
Upper secondary 55.9 3.6
of which: secondary vocational 24.3 2.7
Lower secondary 28.5 14.3
Primary or lower 9.2 23.1
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex
Place of residence
Level of education		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total 114.6 3.9
By sex
Male 69.4 4.5
Female 45.2 3.3
By place of residence
Urban 67.9 3.0
Rural 46.7 7.2
By level of education
Higher 23.0 1.9
Upper secondary 54.9 3.7
of which: secondary vocational 23.7 2.8
Lower secondary 27.6 14.7
Primary or lower 9.1 23.3
UNEMPLOYED BY EXISTENCE OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND REASON OF LEAVING THE LAST JOB BY SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
(Thousands)
  Total Male Female
Total 116.7 70.6 46.0
Unemployed with previous employment experience 100.6 61.2 39.4
By reason of leaving the last job:
Redundancy (Job losers) 31.7 19.8 11.9
Seasonal or temporary job has ended 26.2 17.2 9.0
Family reasons 7.6 (3.0) (4.6)
Others 25.7 15.8 9.9
Unknown (incl. non-working during the last 8 years) 9.4 5.4 (4.0)
Unemployed looking for their first job 16.1 9.5 6.7
( ) - due to small sample figures in brackets are not reliable
UNEMPLOYED BY METHODS OF JOB SEARCH AND SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
(Thousands)
Methods of job search1 Total Male Female
Total 116.7 70.6 46.0
of which searching job by:
Contact with a public employment office 44.8 22.5 22.4
Direct contact with employers 60.1 37.9 22.2
Participating in competitions, taking tests or interviews 18.5 11.2 7.3
Seeking assistance of friends and relatives 90.0 55.5 34.5
Placing or answering job advertisements 29.4 16.8 12.6
Studying job advertisements 49.6 29.6 20.0
Placing or updating CVs online 20.0 12.0 8.0
1 One or more methods are shown by a person.
UNEMPLOYED BY DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
(Thousands)
Duration of unemployment Total Male Female
Total 116.7 70.6 46.0
Up to 5 months 41.4 27.8 13.6
6 - 11 months 18.0 9.9 8.1
12 - 23 months 24.5 14.7 9.8
2 and more years 32.7 18.2 14.5
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY SEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Sex Long-term unemployment rate - %
Total 1.9
Male 2.0
Female 1.7
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Statistical zones
Statistical regions		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 116.7 70.6 46.0 3.8 4.4 3.2
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 22.8 14.4 8.4 8.0 9.5 6.4
Severen tsentralen 14.1 9.3 4.9 4.8 5.9 3.5
Severoiztochen 18.5 9.8 8.6 4.5 4.4 4.7
Yugoiztochen 19.3 12.9 6.4 4.4 5.5 3.2
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 23.2 13.4 9.8 2.3 2.5 2.0
Yuzhen tsentralen 18.8 10.9 7.9 3.2 3.4 2.9
UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2024
Statistical zones
Statistical regions		 Unemployed - thous. Unemployment rates - %
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 114.6 69.4 45.2 3.9 4.5 3.3
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden 22.4 14.2 8.2 8.2 9.8 6.4
Severen tsentralen 14.1 9.3 4.9 5.0 6.2 3.6
Severoiztochen 18.3 9.7 8.6 4.7 4.5 4.9
Yugoiztochen 18.6 12.3 6.3 4.5 5.5 3.3
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden 23.1 13.2 9.8 2.3 2.6 2.0
Yuzhen tsentralen 18.2 10.7 7.4 3.2 3.5 2.8
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