According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute at the end of June 2016 the number of employees under labour contract increased by 76,500 or 3.4% as compared to the end of March 2016 and reached 2.36 million. 
The highest increase was observed in seasonal economic activities: ‘Accommodation and food service activities’ - 50.1%, ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ - 8.9% and ‘Other services activities’ - 5.7%. The highest decrease of the number of employees by 2.9% was recorded in ‘Education’.
In the structure of employees by economic activities the biggest relative share of employees was in ‘Manufacturing’ - 21.6% and ‘Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles’ - 16.9%.
The average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract in April was BGN 962, in May – BGN 942 and in June 2016 - BGN 936.
In the second quarter of 2016 in comparison with the first quarter of 2016 the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 2.6% getting BGN 946. The highest increase in wages and salaries was reported in ‘Financial and insurance activities’ - by 7.6%, ‘Education’ - by 6.6%, and ‘Mining and quarrying’ – by 5.5%