BG · 2017 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Bulgaria, 2017

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
3,073k
Bulgaria, 2017
▲ 4.0% vs 2016 (2,954k)
Analysis

In 2017, Bulgaria's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 4.0% compared to 2016, reaching 3,073k.

Bulgaria accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 191,035k.

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 6.2% (from 2,895k in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
1.6%
EU-27: 191,035k
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