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Economy & jobs Statistics · Region

Employment rate in Yugozapaden

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 1 of 6 · Regions of Bulgaria Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Yugozapaden Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 4 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 81.5% +1.6 pp since 2024
Regions of Bulgaria · 2025 1 of 6 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +9.3 pp
vs Bulgaria +4.5 pp Bulgaria: 77.0% · 2025
Employment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · European Union
+9.3 pp since 2015
Yugozapaden Bulgaria European Union

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Yugozapaden
81.5%
Bulgaria
77.0%
European Union
76.1%

Source: Eurostat

The series at a glance Yugozapaden · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 81.5% · 2025
First value 63.2% · 2000
Highest 81.7% · 2022
Lowest 61.3% · 2001
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearYugozapadenChange BulgariaEuropean Union
2025 81.5% +1.6 pp 77.0% 76.1%
2024break in series 79.9% −0.6 pp 76.8% 75.7%
2023 80.5% −1.2 pp 76.2% 75.3%
2022 81.7% +2.7 pp 75.9% 74.6%
2021break in series 79.0% +0.5 pp 73.3% 73.1%
2020 78.5% −1.9 pp 73.6% 72.2%
2019break in series 80.4% +2.1 pp 75.0% 73.1%
2018 78.3% +1.6 pp 72.4% 72.3%
2017 76.7% +3.6 pp 71.3% 71.3%
2016 73.1% +0.9 pp 67.7% 70.1%
2015 72.2% +2.1 pp 67.1% 69.0%
2014 70.1% +0.9 pp 65.1% 68.1%
2013 69.2% ±0.0 pp 63.5% 67.4%
2012 69.2% −0.4 pp 63.0% 67.6%
2011break in series 69.6% −2.3 pp 62.9% 67.8%
2010break in series 71.9% −4.5 pp 64.7% 67.8%
2009 76.4% −1.1 pp 68.8% 68.1%
2008break in series 77.5% +2.5 pp 70.7% 69.5%
2007 75.0% +3.7 pp 68.4% 69.0%
2006 71.3% +3.6 pp 65.1% 67.9%
2005break in series 67.7% +1.3 pp 61.9% 66.8%
2004 66.4% +2.2 pp 61.2% 66.1%
2003break in series 64.2% +2.3 pp 58.7% 66.0%
2002 61.9% +0.6 pp 56.5% 65.7%
2001break in series 61.3% −1.9 pp 55.8% —
2000 63.2% 56.5% —

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Bulgaria

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
1 Yugozapaden 81.5%
2 Severoiztochen 79.2%
3 Severen tsentralen 75.0%
4 Yugoiztochen 75.0%
5 Yuzhen tsentralen 73.0%
6 Severozapaden 71.6%

Source: Eurostat, 2025

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.