At the end of 2020 unemployment in Bulgaria stood at 6.7%. In December the restrictive measures due to the pandemic were already in place. A number of businesses were again closed but unemployment, compared to November, did not go up, the National Employment Agency has announced. 6.7% is the lowest percentage registered after the state of emergency was lifted on 13 May, 2020. Compared to December 2019, unemployment went up by 0.8%. The number of registered unemployed stood at 220,292, which is an increase by 25,577 year-on-year, the BTA reports.
During the May-December period, the anti-crisis measures aimed at mitigating the impact of the pandemic - 60/40 and 80/20 - saved more than 300,000 jobs, the National Employment Agency says.
Over 170 spills of oil and marine fuel have been detected in the Bulgarian Black Sea waters over the past year, according to data from the non-governmental organizations Greenpeace – Bulgaria and SkyTruth. The total area of the..
Security guarantees for Ukraine must include the sustainable support of both European and Euro-Atlantic partners. This was what Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said at a video-conference meeting of the heads of state and government..
A cycling tour will gradually restrict traffic on the I-6 Sofia – Karlovo road /Sub-Balkan road/ in the 9-kilometer section from the junction for the village of Mirkovo to the village of Chelopech today, August 20, from 2:15 p.m. to..
After the update of pensions under the so-called Swiss rule from July 1 by 8.6%, the average monthly pension of a Bulgarian pensioner for July exceeded..
"There is no control body and it is not clear who checks the sports attractions, as well as who is responsible for their use". This was..
Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency has warned that toll cameras now also detect the wearing of seat belts. The new function has been active since..
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