Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 62.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria stood at 62.3%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria peaked at 63.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2003.
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria ranks 231st of 437 regions on this measure, 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 Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 48.9% | — |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 48.9% | 59.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 54.2% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 61.0% | 62.7% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,570 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,608 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,608 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 74.0% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,518 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,518 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,570 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,570 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria was 62.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2003.
- How does Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria ranks 231st out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna 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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