Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 58.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria recorded 58.8% for employment rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2003.
That places Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 304th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.3% | — |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 58.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 44.3% | 52.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 48.3% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 54.8% | 58.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,351 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,420 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,420 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,298 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,298 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,351 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.7 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,351 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria was 58.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2003.
- How does Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria ranks 304th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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