Employment Rate (20-64) — Yuzhen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG42)
AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode BG-42.EMPRATE.A.NSA
Employment Rate (20-64) — Yuzhen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG42) was 73.0% in 2025, down 1.1 percentage points from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 65.8% (2015) to 74.2% (2023), averaging 71.4%.
Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.
Recent data
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.0% |
| 2024 | 74.1% |
| 2023 | 74.2% |
| 2022 | 72.7% |
| 2021 | 70.8% |
| 2020 | 72.0% |
| 2019 | 73.9% |
| 2018 | 71.4% |
| 2017 | 71.3% |
| 2016 | 66.1% |
| 2015 | 65.8% |
| 2014 | 65.5% |
| 2013 | 63.4% |
| 2012 | 61.2% |
| 2011 | 60.1% |
| 2010 | 62.3% |
| 2009 | 66.9% |
| 2008 | 69.8% |
| 2007 | 67.3% |
| 2006 | 63.0% |
| 2005 | 60.3% |
| 2004 | 61.9% |
| 2003 | 58.1% |
Last 23 observations. The full history (23 observations) is available through the API.
One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
"https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-42.EMPRATE.A.NSA"
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-42.EMPRATE.A.NSA",
headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]About this series
| Latest observation | 2025 |
|---|---|
| First observation | 2003 |
| Observations | 23 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Units | % |
| Adjustment | Not seasonally adjusted |
| 10-year high | 74.2% (2023) |
| 10-year low | 65.8% (2015) |
| 10-year average | 71.4% |
| Source agency | Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) |
| Makrognosis code | BG-42.EMPRATE.A.NSA |
This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.
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FAQ
- Where does this data come from?
- It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code BG-42.EMPRATE.A.NSA.
Last updated 2026-07-12. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Employment Rate (20-64) — Yuzhen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG42)”.