site.btaUPDATED Defence Industry Employment Declines in 2021, Trend Expected to Reverse in 2022 - Expert

At the end of 2021, a total of 23,646 people were directly employed in the sector, while at the end of 2020 their number was 24,085, down by 439. It is evident that direct employment is declining despite the 24 new firms applying for the first time for documents under the Defence-Related Products and Dual-Use Items and Technologies Export Control Act (DRPDUITECA), Dimitar Buchkov, Secretary of the Interdepartmental Council for Defence Industry and Security of Supply at the Council of Ministers, said during a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy and Innovation on Wednesday.