Unemployment in Bulgaria has risen the most compared to other countries in the European Union, Eurostat reported.
In the last quarter of 2020, it increased by 0.3% compared to the previous quarter to a level of 5.4%. In the EU as a whole, unemployment is falling in 18 of the 27 countries.
The biggest decline is in Luxembourg. by 1.9%), followed by Ireland and Portugal – by 0.7 percent.
Luxembourg is also the country with the most significant increase in employment between the third and fourth quarters of 2020 – by 2.1%.
Nand the opposite pole is Slovakia and Belgium, where employment is down 0.3%.
On average, six unemployed people compete for one job
At the same time, employment in Bulgaria is growing at a slightly faster rate than the EU average – within 0.6 points.
