Bulgaria Loses 10 000 Jobs in August over Economic Crisis

Business | September 18, 2009, Friday // 12:23
Bulgaria Loses 10 000 Jobs in August: Bulgaria Loses 10 000 Jobs in August over Economic Crisis The August unemployment rate in Bulgaria has reached 7,88%. Photo by BGNES

Nearly 10 000 people in Bulgaria (9 641) lost their jobs in just one month, the Employment Agency data reveals.

The August unemployment rate in Bulgaria has reached 7,88%. The labor bureaus report that have a total of 291 852 unemployed individuals registered with them. In August they went up by 9 641 compared to July 2009.

The largest share of the unemployed workers came from the manufacturing industry (20%), followed by the trade sector (16%), the state administration and defense (15%), construction (7%), and farming (3,5%).

In the mean time, the Agency reports that the labor bureaus have declared 11 666 job openings in August, which is 1 516 less than July.

 

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