BG · 2018 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Bulgaria, 2018
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
14.8
Bulgaria, 2018
▼ 7.5% vs 2017 (16.0)
Analysis
In 2018, Bulgaria's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 7.5% compared to 2017, reaching 14.8.
Bulgaria accounts for 119.4% of the EU-27 total of 12.4.
Bulgaria ranks 5th 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 54.3% (from 32.4 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
119.4%
EU-27: 12.4
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130