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Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32)

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode BG-32.UNEMP.A.NSA

Latest4.0%2025
Previous5.3%2024
Year ago5.3%2024

Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32) was 4.0% in 2025, down 1.3 percentage points from 2024.

That is the lowest reading since the series began in 2003.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.0% (2025) to 10.6% (2015), averaging 6.6%.

Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32) (%), 2003 – 20252.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.5%15.0%20052010201520202025Robomacro
Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32) (%), 2003 – 2025. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
20254.0%
20245.3%
20236.0%
20225.8%
20216.7%
20205.7%
20195.1%
20186.7%
20176.9%
20169.3%
201510.6%
201413.2%
201315.3%
201214.4%
201112.8%
201011.6%
20098.4%
20088.5%
200710.7%
200613.5%
200512.5%
200414.8%
200314.8%

Last 23 observations. The full history (23 observations) is available through the API.

Get Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32) in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-32.UNEMP.A.NSA"

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import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-32.UNEMP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observation2025
First observation2003
Observations23
FrequencyAnnual
Units%
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high10.6% (2015)
10-year low4.0% (2025)
10-year average6.6%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeBG-32.UNEMP.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.

Other Bulgaria indicators

GDP — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32)Employment Rate (20-64) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32)Population (1 January) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32)

National figure

Bulgaria Unemployment Rate

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-32.UNEMP.A.NSA.

Last updated 2026-07-12. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Severen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG32)”.