Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria is 4.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria peaked at 15.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2025.
That places Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 236th out of 436 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15.9% | — |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +44.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.5% | 15.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.8% | 7.0% | 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)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 58.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,351 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,351 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria was 4.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- How does Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria ranks 236th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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