Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria recorded 61.8% for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria peaked at 62.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2005.
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria ranks 331st of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.7% | — |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 52.1% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 55.9% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.9% | 62.3% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 69.4% (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 NUTS 2 region 1,351 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 labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria was 61.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2005.
- How does Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria ranks 331st out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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