site.btaSecond Quarter Unemployment at 5.5%

Second Quarter
Unemployment
at 5.5%


Sofia, August 14 (BTA) - In the second quarter of 2018,
unemployment stood at 5.5 per cent, the National Statistical
Institute said Tuesday. There were a total of 182,200 jobless
people, including 109,800 men (60 per cent) and 72,400 women
(39.7 per cent).

The second-quarter unemployment was 0.8 per cent down from the
like quarter of 2017.

Of all unemployed persons, 13.6 per cent had university
education, 49.1 per cent high school education and 37.3 per cent
 secondary-school education or lower.

By education level, the unemployment rate was 2.4 per cent for
university graduates, 4.8 per cent for high-school graduates and
 16.1 per cent for those with lower education.

Long-term unemployed (who have been out of job for one or more
years) totalled 106,300 (58.4 per cent). The long-term
unemployment rate was 3.2 per cent (down by 0.3 percentage
points from this time last year). It was 3.7 per cent for men
and 2.6 per cent for women.     

A total of 35,100 (19.3 per cent of the unemployed) were looking
 for their first job. Second Quarter
Unemployment
at 5.5%


Sofia, August 14 (BTA) - In the second quarter of 2018,
unemployment stood at 5.5 per cent, the National Statistical
Institute said Tuesday. There were a total of 182,200 jobless
people, including 109,800 men (60 per cent) and 72,400 women
(39.7 per cent).

The second-quarter unemployment was 0.8 per cent down from the
like quarter of 2017.

Of all unemployed persons, 13.6 per cent had university
education, 49.1 per cent high school education and 37.3 per cent
 secondary-school education or lower.

By education level, the unemployment rate was 2.4 per cent for
university graduates, 4.8 per cent for high-school graduates and
 16.1 per cent for those with lower education.

Long-term unemployed (who have been out of job for one or more
years) totalled 106,300 (58.4 per cent). The long-term
unemployment rate was 3.2 per cent (down by 0.3 percentage
points from this time last year). It was 3.7 per cent for men
and 2.6 per cent for women.     

A total of 35,100 (19.3 per cent of the unemployed) were looking
 for their first job.
    
Unemployment was 9.3 per cent in the 15-29 age brackets (0.2
percentage points below this time last year). In this age
brackets, unemployment was higher among men (10.3 per cent)
against 7.8 per cent among women.
    
Unemployment was 9.3 per cent in the 15-29 age brackets (0.2
percentage points below this time last year). In this age
brackets, unemployment was higher among men (10.3 per cent)
against 7.8 per cent among women.