3.1.3. Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions – Table data

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3.1.3. Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions – Table data

TABLE DATA AND GRAPHS

METHODOLOGICAL ANNOTATION

	1. Short-term statistics

	1.1. Short-term statistics on employment and labour cost
		1.1.1. Employees under Labour Contract – total; statistical regions; district
		1.1.1.1 Total	Latest data	Time series
		1.1.1.2 Statistical regions; district	Latest data	Time series
		1.1.2. Average Monthly Wages and Salaries – total; statistical regions; district
		1.1.2.1 Total	Latest data	Time series
		1.1.2.2 Statistical regions; district	Latest data	Time series
		1.1.3. Job vacancies statistics	Latest data	Time series
		1.1.4. Quarterly Labour Cost Index (not seasonally adjusted, working day adjusted, seasonally adjusted)
		1.1.4.1 Labour Cost Index – Total Labour costs	Latest data	Time series
		1.1.4.2 Labour Cost Index - Wages and salaries	Latest data	Time series
		1.1.4.3 Labour Cost Index - Labour costs other than wages and salaries	Latest data	Time series
	1.2. Short-term business statistics
		1.2.1. Employment – total;	Latest data	Time series
	2. Annual statistics on employment and labour cost

	2.1. Employees under Labour Contract – total; statistical regions; district
		2.1.1 Total	Latest data	Time series
		2.1.2 Statistical regions; district	Latest data	Time series
	2.2. Average annual wages and salaries - total; statistical regions; district
		2.2.1 Total (economic activity groupings; kind of ownership; gender)	Latest data	Time series
		2.2.2 Statistical regions; district	Latest data	Time series
	2.3. Structural indicators
		2.3.1. Net earnings and average tax rate	Latest data	Time series
		2.3.2. Tax wedge on labour costs	Latest data	Time series
		2.3.3. Unemployment trap	Latest data	Time series
		2.3.4. Low wage trap	Latest data	Time series
		2.3.5. Gender pay gap		Time series
	2.4. Employees under labour contract – inflows and outflows		Latest data	Time series
	2.5. Labour Costs
		2.5.1. Structure of Labour Costs	Latest data	Time series
		2.5.2. Labour Costs per hour worked	Latest data	Time series
		2.5.3. Labour Costs per an employee under labour contract	Latest data	Time series
	3. Labour Force Survey

	3.1. Quarterly data
		3.1.1. Labour force and activity rates – national level; statistical regions	Latest data	Time series
		3.1.2. Employed and employment rates - national level; statistical regions; districts	Latest data	Time series
		3.1.3. Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions	Latest data	Time series
		3.1.4. Persons not in the labour force - national level; statistical regions	Latest data	Time series
	3.2. Annual data
		3.2.1. Labour force and activity rates - national level; statistical regions; districts	Latest data	Time series
		3.2.2. Employed and employment rates - national level; statistical regions; districts	Latest data	Time series
		3.2.3. Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions; districts	Latest data	Time series
		3.2.4. Underemployed and potential additional labour force	Latest data	Time series
		3.2.5. Persons not in the labour force - national level; statistical regions; districts	Latest data	Time Series
		3.2.6. Specific indicators	Latest data	Time Series
		3.2.7. Reconciliation between work and family life – Ad hoc module to the labour force survey in 2010	Latest data
		3.2.8. Employment of disabled people – Ad hoc module to the labour force survey in 2011	Latest data
		3.2.9. Transition from work to retirement - Ad hoc module to the labour force survey in 2012	Latest data
	4. Structural (four yearly) statistics on earnings and labour costs

	4.1. Labour Cost Survey		Latest data	Time Series
	4.2. Structure of Earnings – national level, 4-year periodicity
		4.2.1. Hourly earnings, Employees
		4.2.1.1. Economic activities	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.1.2. Occupations	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.1.3. Education	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.1.4. Age	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.2. Monthly earnings, Employees, Paid hours
		4.2.2.1. Economic activities	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.2.2. Occupations	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.2.3. Education	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.2.4. Age	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.3. Annual earnings, Employees, Annual paid leave
		4.2.3.1. Economic activities	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.3.2. Occupations	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.3.3. Education	Latest data	Time Series
		4.2.3.4. Age	Latest data	Time Series

3.1.3. Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions – Table data

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013
Sex Place of residence Age Level of education	Unemployed - thous.	Unemployment rates - %
Total	456.4	13.8
By sex
Male	267.5	15.1
Female	188.8	12.2
By place of residence
Urban	320.8	12.3
Rural	135.6	19.0
By age
15-24	68.1	29.5
25-34	121.6	15.8
35-44	106.3	11.5
45-54	91.1	11.3
55 and over	69.2	11.9
By level of education
Higher	58.1	6.2
Upper secondary	260.9	13.3
of which: secondary vocational	159.1	12.6
Lower secondary	103.8	28.6
Primary or lower	33.6	56.9

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013
Sex Place of residence Level of education	Unemployed - thous.	Unemployment rates - %
Total	452.6	13.8
By sex
Male	265.4	15.3
Female	187.2	12.3
By place of residence
Urban	317.6	12.4
Rural	135.0	19.2
By level of education
Higher	56.6	6.2
Upper secondary	259.7	13.4
of which: secondary vocational	158.1	12.7
Lower secondary	102.9	28.9
Primary or lower	33.4	57.0

UNEMPLOYED BY EXISTENCE OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND REASON OF LEAVING THE LAST JOB BY SEX FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013

(Thousands)
	Total	Male	Female
Total	456.4	267.5	188.8
Unemployed with previous employment experience	384.2	224.7	159.5
By reason of leaving the last job:
Redundancy (Job losers)	176.4	104.1	72.4
Seasonal or temporary job has ended	105.1	63.8	41.4
Unsatisfied with working conditions	27.0	18.3	8.7
Others	35.7	18.0	17.7
Unknown (incl. non-working during the last 8 years)	40.0	20.6	19.4
Unemployed looking for their first job	72.1	42.8	29.3

UNEMPLOYED BY METHODS OF JOB SEARCH AND SEX FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013

(Thousands)
Methods of job search¹	Total	Male	Female
Total	456.4	267.5	188.8
of which searching job by:
Contact with a public employment office	180.1	93.4	86.7
Direct contact with employers	239.8	149.6	90.3
Participating in competitions, taking tests or interviews	79.3	43.5	35.8
Seeking assistance of friends and relatives	325.4	197.2	128.3
Placing or answering newspaper advertisements	157.4	91.6	65.9
Studying of job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, etc.	233.9	139.4	94.4
¹One or more methods are shown by a person.

UNEMPLOYED BY DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEX FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013

(Thousands)
Duration of unemployment	Total	Male	Female
Total	456.4	267.5	188.8
Up to 5 months	132.7	75.5	57.2
6 - 11 months	72.8	39.1	33.7
12 - 23 months	93.6	56.8	36.9
2 and more years	157.2	96.1	61.1

LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY SEX FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013
Sex	Long-term unemployment rate - %
Total	7.6
Male	8.7
Female	6.3

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Unemployed - thous.			Unemployment rates - %
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total	456.4	267.5	188.8	13.8	15.1	12.2
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden	41.0	27.3	13.7	12.7	15.5	9.3
Severen tsentralen	55.6	35.8	19.8	15.3	18.2	11.9
Severoiztochen	80.1	45.1	35.0	18.7	19.4	17.8
Yugoiztochen	66.2	32.9	33.3	14.5	13.4	15.8
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden	108.0	61.5	46.6	10.0	10.9	9.1
Yuzhen tsentralen	105.4	65.0	40.5	15.9	18.5	13.0

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Unemployed - thous.			Unemployment rates - %
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total	452.6	265.4	187.2	13.8	15.3	12.3
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severozapaden	40.4	27.1	13.3	12.6	15.6	9.1
Severen tsentralen	54.8	35.4	19.4	15.4	18.5	11.8
Severoiztochen	79.5	45.1	34.4	18.8	19.7	17.6
Yugoiztochen	66.0	32.9	33.1	14.6	13.5	15.9
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapaden	107.2	60.7	46.6	10.1	10.9	9.2
Yuzhen tsentralen	104.7	64.2	40.5	15.9	18.5	13.1

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