BG · 2016 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Bulgaria, 2016
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
20.8
Bulgaria, 2016
▼ 17.5% vs 2015 (25.2)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 17.5% compared to 2015, reaching 20.8.
Bulgaria accounts for 120.9% of the EU-27 total of 17.2.
Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 25.7% (from 28.0 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
120.9%
EU-27: 17.2
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130