site.btaEU Unemployment Rate Statistics

Unemployment rate in the European Union in 2024 fell to record low 5.9%, while in Bulgaria it stood at 2.2%, Eurostat reported on Friday.

The long-term unemployment rate as a percentage of the labour force was 1.9% in 2024. This was also the lowest level since reporting began.

Among EU countries, Greece recorded the highest long-term unemployment rate at 5.4% followed by Spain (3.8%) and Slovakia (3.5%). The Netherlands (0.5%), Malta (0.7%) and the Czech Republic, Denmark and Poland (all at 0.8%) have the lowest unemployment rates in 2024.

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in 2024 was 2.2%, a marginal decline from the 2.3% recorded in 2023.