Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria: Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria peaked at 11.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2025.
That places Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 421st out of 436 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.6% | — |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -35.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +42.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +61.1% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 2.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 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)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,570 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,570 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria was 2.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
- How does Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria ranks 421st out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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