NSI: The number of unemployed Bulgarians increases by 47,500 for a year

At the end of June 2012 the number of employees under labour contracts decreased by 47,500, or 2.2% less compared to the number of employees from last year. Unemployment increased most dramatically in manufacturing (up 18,100 people) and construction (up 7,000 people). Meanwhile, the average monthly working salary was BGN 760 in April 2012, BGN 758 – in May, and BGN 755 in June, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) for the second quarter of 2012. The average monthly working salary went up 3.7% from the first quarter. The average monthly working salary grew by 8.4% to BGN 758 in the second quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2011.

Preliminary data show that the number of employees under labour contracts at the end of June 2012 increased by 47,500, or 2.3% from the end of March 2012, reaching 2.15 mln people. Compared to the end Q1 of 2012, the greatest increase in the number of employed Bulgarians was marked in seasonal economic activities such as hotel and restaurant industry (up 37.3%), agriculture, forestry and fishery (up 7.2%), as well as real property operations (up 6.3%). The number of employees under labour contracts significantly fell in the sphere of education – down 3%.

In the economic sphere, the greatest relative percentage of employed Bulgarians is observed in manufacturing and trade, and in repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – up 22.1% and 17.9% respectively.

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