Rank in country
6 / 6
Among 6 regions in Bulgaria
Yugozapaden - Unemployment rate
Regional factual view for Unemployment rate in Yugozapaden (2025).
Yugozapaden
Latest value
· 2025
1.90% of labour force
BG 3.5 · -1.6 pp vs country · Europe 6.2 · -4.3 pp vs Europe
Rank in Europe
256 / 260
Among 260 European regions
Population
2,022,982
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
Measures unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Unemployment rate tgs00010
How Yugozapaden compares
Lower is better · Range 1.9–7.3
Yugozapaden
1.9
Bulgaria
3.5
Europe
6.2
Bulgaria -1.6 pp
Europe -4.3 pp
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Regional insights
Regional position
Yugozapaden recorded 1.9% in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Bulgaria and the European regional benchmark.
Recent change
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved modestly from 3.4% to 1.9%; the latest annual movement was in the same direction.
Related indicators
By contrast, the result for Low work intensity has recently deteriorated.