Of these, 12,200 are unpaid family workers
According to the data of NSI for the workforce in the second quarter of 2024, the busy ones V agriculture, forestry and fisheries there were 155,200 people. If we come back 4 years ago in 2021 we see that again for the second quarter of the year, the statistics reported that there were 190,400 employed in the same direction, which is more than 20% more.
The total number of employed persons in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2024 was 2,930.3 thousand. Compared to the second quarter of 2023, the number of employed persons increased by 0.5%.
In the second quarter of 2024, 1,918.7 thousand people, or 65.5% of the employed, work in the service sector, in industry – 856.4 thousand (29.2%), and in agriculture, forestry and fishing – 155.2 thousand (5.3% ).
By employment status, the employed persons are distributed as follows: 4.5% (130.8 thousand) are employers, 6.8% (199.6 thousand) – self-employed without employment, 88.3% (2 587.7 thousand) – employed, and 0.4% ( 12.2 thousand) – unpaid family allowances workers.
Of the total number of employed persons, 1,982.7 thousand (76.6%) work in the private sector, and 605.1 thousand (23.4%) – in the public sector. There are 87.8 thousand, or 3.4% of employed persons, with temporary work (for a certain period of time).
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