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Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34)

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode BG-34.UNEMP.A.NSA

Latest4.6%2025
Previous4.9%2024
Year ago4.9%2024

Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34) was 4.6% in 2025, down 0.3 percentage points from 2024.

That is the lowest reading since 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.9% (2019) to 10.4% (2015), averaging 5.7%.

Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34) (%), 2003 – 20252.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.5%15.0%20052010201520202025Robomacro
Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34) (%), 2003 – 2025. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
20254.6%
20244.9%
20234.6%
20224.4%
20215.5%
20204.5%
20193.9%
20185.4%
20177.0%
20167.9%
201510.4%
201411.9%
201313.0%
201212.0%
201111.5%
201010.5%
20096.6%
20085.8%
20076.5%
20068.1%
20058.3%
200413.1%
200315.4%

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

Get Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34) in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-34.UNEMP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-34.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 high10.4% (2015)
10-year low3.9% (2019)
10-year average5.7%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeBG-34.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 — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34)Employment Rate (20-64) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34)Population (1 January) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34)

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-34.UNEMP.A.NSA.

Last updated 2026-07-12. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Unemployment Rate (15-74) — Yugoiztochen (NUTS-2 BG34)”.