Long-term unemployment rate in Yugoiztochen

Long-term unemployment rate in Yugoiztochen was 1.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 6 regions in 2025.

20251.6%

Change on 2024-0.6 pts

Rank4th of 6Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) ranked

Series high102003

Series low1.62020

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Long-term unemployment rate in Yugoiztochen, 2003 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-09-10.

All 23 values

Period	%
2025	1.6
2024	2.2 Series break
2023	1.8
2022	2
2021	2.2 Series break
2020	1.6 Low reliability
2019	1.9 Series break
2018	2.7
2017	3.6
2016	3.8
2015	5.6
2014	6.9
2013	6.1
2012	5.7
2011	5.7 Series break
2010	4.4 Series break
2009	3
2008	2.6 Series break
2007	3.4
2006	4.4
2005	4.5 Series break
2004	6
2003	10 Series break

Compared with Bulgaria and European Union (27)

Place	2025
Yugoiztochen	1.6
Bulgaria	1.5
European Union (27)	1.9

Rankings

EU countries by long-term unemployment rate 27 places
Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate 6 places

Definition

People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.

A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

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Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (Long-term unemployment rate, Yugoiztochen, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table

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Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Long-term unemployment rate, Yugoiztochen, 2003 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/yugoiztochen-bg34. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Long-term unemployment rate, Yugoiztochen, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/yugoiztochen-bg34.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Long-term unemployment rate, Yugoiztochen, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/yugoiztochen-bg34 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_long_term_unemployment_rate_2025,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst\_r\_lfu2ltu): Long-term unemployment rate, Yugoiztochen, 2003 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/yugoiztochen-bg34. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst\_r\_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst\_r\_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}

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What is the long-term unemployment rate in Yugoiztochen?

Long-term unemployment rate in Yugoiztochen was 1.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 6 regions in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest long-term unemployment rate in Yugoiztochen?

10% in 2003, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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