Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Bulgaria - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Bulgaria, the unemployment rate stood at 3.6 per cent in July 2026, compared to 3.5 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 319 data points in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time period stretching from January 2000 to July 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the unemployment rate recorded a minimum of 3.0 per cent in January 2026; it hit a maximum of 20.1 in May 2001; it was equal on average to 9.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 3.4 |
| 2026-06-30 | 3.5 |
| 2026-07-31 | 3.6 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |