Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Nearly 62,000 Bulgarians lost their jobs during state of emergency

Bulgaria's Minister of Labor and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva
Photo: BGNES

A total of 61,644 Bulgarians registered at the employment offices since the beginning of the state of emergency, this country’s Minister of Labor and Social Policy Denitsa Sacheva announced. Some of these people have lost their jobs in Bulgaria due to the coronavirus crisis and some have returned from abroad. 32,000 people applied for unemployment benefits in the abovementioned period. Meanwhile, 9,830 people started work during the state of emergency.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Pavlin Kossev, chairman of the Varna branch of the BHRA.

Hospitality sector imports tourism workers from Asia to ease labour shortages

Staff shortages are worsening as more hotels and restaurants open in coastal resorts and staff demand better conditions and pay, according to Pavlin Kossev, chairman of the Varna branch of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association. This is..

published on 3/13/25 8:05 AM

Warm and windy weather

On Thursday, after the expected overnight precipitation in the morning, the minimum temperatures will be 10 to 15°C. In Sofia it will be around 11°. Clouds will be more frequent during the day. In some places, especially in southwestern Bulgaria and in..

published on 3/12/25 7:05 PM

New draft law proposes markup cap on food products

A draft law has been prepared with the aim of regulating the relations along the entire chain from food producers to buyers. It proposes markup limits, to which both producers and traders would be entitled, announced Bulgaria’s Minister of..

published on 3/12/25 6:06 PM