3.2.3. Unemployed and unemployment rates - national level; statistical regions; districts

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

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER IN 2012
Sex Place of residence Age Level of education	Unemployed - thous.	Unemployment rates - %



Total	410.3	12.3
By sex
Male	241.1	13.5
Female	169.3	10.8
By place of residence
Urban	285.3	11.0
Rural	125.0	16.9
By age
15-24	69.7	28.1
25-34	108.9	13.8
35-44	92.1	10.0
45-54	82.7	10.2
55 and over	57.1	9.9
By level of education
Higher	51.8	5.8
Upper secondary	234.6	11.7
of which: secondary vocational	144.5	11.1
Lower secondary	91.6	24.0
Primary or lower	32.3	51.7
Dispersion of regional unemployment rates - %		27.0

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE IN 2012
Sex Place of residence Level of education	Unemployed - thous.	Unemployment rates - %


Total	409.0	12.4
By sex
Male	240.5	13.7
Female	168.5	10.9
By place of residence
Urban	284.3	11.0
Rural	124.7	17.1
By level of education
Higher	51.5	5.9
Upper secondary	233.9	11.7
of which: secondary vocational	144.1	11.2
Lower secondary	91.5	24.6
Primary or lower	32.2	52.5

UNEMPLOYED BY EXISTENCE OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND REASON OF LEAVING THE LAST JOB BY SEX IN 2012

(Thousands)
	Total	Male	Female
Total	410.3	241.1	169.3
Unemployed with previous employment experience	340.0	201.0	139.0
By reason of leaving the last job:
Redundancy (Job losers)	163.2	96.8	66.4
Seasonal or temporary job has ended	87.3	54.1	33.1
Unsatisfied with working conditions	23.8	14.9	8.9
Personal or family reasons	10.5	4.4	6.1
Others	16.3	10.4	5.9
Unknown (incl. non-working during the last 8 years)	39.0	20.4	18.6
Unemployed looking for their first job	70.3	40.1	30.3
of which:
Looking for a job after leaving school or university	38.7	23.8	14.9
( ) - due to a small sample figures in brackets are not reliable

UNEMPLOYED BY METHODS OF JOB SEARCH AND SEX IN 2012

(Thousands)
Methods of job search¹	Total	Male	Female
Total	410.3	241.1	169.3
of which searching job by:
Contact with a public employment office	159.2	86.4	72.8
Direct contact with employers	223.6	137.7	85.9
Participating in competitions, taking tests or interviews	69.6	39.5	30.1
Seeking assistance of friends and relatives	297.9	178.0	120.0
Placing or answering newspaper advertisements	137.5	79.4	58.1
Studying of job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, etc.	195.2	114.8	80.5
¹One or more methods are shown by a person.

UNEMPLOYED BY DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEX IN 2012

(Thousands)
Duration of unemployment	Total	Male	Female
Total	410.3	241.1	169.3
Up to 5 months	113.1	64.1	49.1
6 - 11 months	70.6	40.2	30.5
12 - 23 months	89.0	53.9	35.1
2 and more years	137.6	82.9	54.7

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER IN 2012
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Unemployed - thous.			Unemployment rates - %
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total	410.3	241.1	169.3	12.3	13.5	10.8
North and South-East Bulgaria
North-West	39.8	23.4	16.5	12.3	13.3	11.1
North Central	53.3	33.8	19.5	14.3	16.7	11.5
North-East	81.3	46.5	34.7	18.2	19.1	17.2
South-East	57.3	32.5	24.8	11.9	12.6	11.2
South-West and South Central Bulgaria
South-West	87.6	50.0	37.5	8.2	9.0	7.4
South Central	91.1	54.9	36.2	13.8	15.7	11.7

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION OF 15 - 64 YEARS OF AGE IN 2012
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Unemployed - thous.			Unemployment rates - %
Statistical zones Statistical regions	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total	409.0	240.5	168.5	12.4	13.7	10.9
North and South-East Bulgaria
North-West	39.8	23.3	16.5	12.4	13.4	11.1
North Central	53.1	33.5	19.5	14.5	16.9	11.6
North-East	80.8	46.4	34.4	18.4	19.4	17.1
South-East	57.1	32.4	24.8	12.1	12.8	11.3
South-West and South Central Bulgaria
South-West	87.1	49.9	37.2	8.3	9.1	7.4
South Central	91.1	54.9	36.2	14.0	15.9	11.8

UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN 2012
Statistical zones Statistical regions Districts	Total		Of which aged 15 - 64
	Total		Of which aged 15 - 64
	Unemployed - thous.	Unemployment rates - %	Unemployed - thous.	Unemployment rates - %
Total	410.3	12.3	409.0	12.4
North and South-East Bulgaria
North-West	39.8	12.3	39.8	12.4
Vidin	6.7	17.4	6.7	17.5
Vratsa	6.5	9.4	6.5	9.4
Lovech	7.1	13.4	7.1	13.4
Montana	8.6	14.9	8.6	15.1
Pleven	10.9	10.3	10.9	10.4
North Central	53.3	14.3	53.1	14.5
Veliko Tarnovo	15.3	13.8	15.2	13.9
Gabrovo	5.1	9.6	5.1	9.7
Razgrad	11.7	21.4	11.7	21.6
Ruse	13.5	12.9	13.5	13.0
Silistra	7.7	16.0	7.7	16.2
North-East	81.3	18.2	80.8	18.4
Varna	35.2	16.4	34.9	16.5
Dobrich	13.6	15.4	13.6	15.6
Targovishte	8.0	15.6	8.0	15.7
Shumen	24.5	26.6	24.4	26.8
South-East	57.3	11.9	57.1	12.1
Burgas	21.3	11.5	21.2	11.6
Sliven	16.2	19.4	16.1	19.7
Stara Zagora	10.4	7.1	10.4	7.1
Yambol	9.4	14.9	9.3	15.4
South-West and South Central Bulgaria
South-West	87.6	8.2	87.1	8.3
Blagoevgrad	17.1	10.4	17.1	10.5
Kyustendil	8.5	14.2	8.4	14.4
Pernik	6.0	9.9	6.0	10.0
Sofia	6.7	6.4	6.7	6.5
Sofia cap.	49.4	7.3	49.0	7.3
South Central	91.1	13.8	91.1	14.0
Kardzhali	5.7	9.0	5.7	9.1
Pazardzhik	21.7	18.3	21.7	18.5
Plovdiv	35.1	11.2	35.1	11.4
Smolyan	13.0	21.9	13.0	21.9
Haskovo	15.6	14.9	15.6	15.0

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