Labor Statistics - South, Department of "Statistical Surveys - Pazardzhik", publishes the main results of the labor force observation in Pazardzhik region for 2025. The report states that the observation is conducted in accordance with European standards and regulations, based on individual data collected through samples.
In 2025, the region registered:
- 90.4 thousand people aged 15-64, which is 67.0% of the population of the same age.
- The total number of employed persons reaches 89.4 thousand, which is 46.9% of the population aged 15 and over.
- Employed individuals in this age group number 85.1 thousand.
- The employment rate for those aged 15-64 is 63.1%, with 66.4% for men and 59.5% for women.
- For the age group 55-64, the employment rate reaches 58.8%.
The total number of unemployed persons is 5.4 thousand, with an unemployment rate of 5.7%.
The region also has a significant number of economically inactive persons aged 15-64, totaling 44.5 thousand, of whom 19.5 thousand are men and 25.0 thousand are women.
Overall, the number of persons with higher education employed in 2025 is 20.3 thousand, with secondary education - 55.5 thousand, and with primary or lower education - 9.3 thousand.
The employment rate for those with higher education is 84.7%, for secondary education - 70.8%, and for primary or lower education - 28.6%.
Source: Pa-media.net
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