Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria decreased to 5.10 percent in November from 5.20 percent in October of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria averaged 10.37 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.27 percent in February of 2001 and a record low of 4.20 percent in June of 2022. source: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria

Unemployment Rate in Bulgaria is expected to be 5.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bulgaria Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Employed Persons 2956.00 2934.10 Thousand Sep 2025
Employment Change 0.50 0.70 percent Sep 2025
Employment Rate 53.60 53.20 percent Sep 2025
Full Time Employment 2774.20 2767.90 Thousand Sep 2025
Job Vacancies 19634.00 20932.00 Sep 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 0.80 0.90 percent Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 55.50 55.20 percent Sep 2025
Labour Costs 190.26 234.00 points Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.40 1.50 percent Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 620.00 551.00 EUR/Month Jun 2026
Part Time Employment 51.30 49.20 Thousand Sep 2025
Population 6.44 6.45 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 129.05 128.78 points Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men 64.67 64.58 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 62.33 62.17 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 145.82 146.06 Thousand Nov 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.10 5.20 percent Nov 2025
Wages 2580.00 2497.00 BGN/Month Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 2220.00 2167.00 BGN/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 12.00 12.60 percent Dec 2025


Bulgaria Unemployment Rate
In Bulgaria, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.10 5.20 19.27 4.20 1991 - 2025 percent Monthly
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