BG · 2016 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Bulgaria, 2016

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
2,954k
Bulgaria, 2016
▼ 0.6% vs 2015 (2,974k)
Analysis

In 2016, Bulgaria's employment (15-64, all citizenships) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2015, reaching 2,954k.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 188,425k.

Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.9% (from 2,928k in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
1.6%
EU-27: 188,425k
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