Unemployment in January stands at 7%, as registered by the National Employment Agency, an increase of 0.3% compared to the previous month, and of 0.7% year-on-year, the BTA reports.
229,750 is the number of unemployed persons registered at job centres, or 9,500 more than in December, an increase of more than 24,000 year-on-year.
Over 14,305 people have started work during the first month of the year, 2,052 more than in December, according to data of the National Employment Agency, the highest number being in the processing industry, the administration and construction.
Despite the second lockdown, the labour market is still hiring. The number of job openings advertised on the primary labour market in January is 1,378.
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On Friday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be from 7 to 12°C. In Sofia, it will be around 10°C. During the day, the cloudiness over the western and central regions will be broken and decrease to mostly sunny spells. After lunch, clouds will..
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For the first time, a unique collection of Western European textile panels (tapestries) is on display at the National Gallery – Square 500. The..
When carrying out border control and compensatory measures, Border Police officers also carry out checks in the automated information..
During the night, the cloud cover will break and decrease. There will still be light rain showers in some places in the southern..
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