Nearly 67% of the employed in Bulgaria work in the service sector

The employment rate for the population aged 15-64 in Bulgaria decreased by 0.5 percentage points compared to the same quarter of 2025 and reached 70.5%. 1,951.6 thousand people, or 66.9% of the employed, work in the service sector, 816.2 thousand (28.0%) in industry, and 150.0 thousand (5.1%) in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, according to NSI data published today. 60.9% of the unemployed during the period were men, 52.2% had secondary education. Of the total number of unemployed, 12.4 thousand, or 11.5%, are looking for work for the first time.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova