07.12.2022

THE NATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE: 5% OF BULGARIANS WORK FROM HOME

The phenomenon of daily labor migration is closely related to the economic condition of settlements, their location and infrastructure, as well as the presence and characteristics of the labor force in them. This is shown by "Census 2021" data on daily labor migration, distributed by the National Statistical Institute.

The importance of this process for society is great, since participation in daily trips, in contrast to permanent resettlement, does not lead to depopulation of settlements or to disruption of the age structure of the population, reports the National Statistical Institute.

Busy

As of September 7, 2021, 121,235 people - 5.1 percent of those who answered the question in the last census - indicated that they mostly work from home.

There are 100,547 people without a fixed job, or 4.2 percent. The absolute number and relative share of people who work in the same settlement where they live is the highest - 1,661,017 (69.5 percent). 494,719 people or 20.7 percent travel to the place where they work. The employed who travel outside the country are 13,086 or 0.5 percent. This is shown by "Census 2021" data on daily labor migration, distributed by the National Statistical Institute.

Daily labor migrants account for 18.6 percent of all employed persons aged 15 and over. Of these, 262,238 people or 53 percent live in villages, and 232,481 or 47 percent live in cities, with men predominating - 56.9 percent, compared to women - 43.1 percent of all labor migrants.

Learners

As of September 7, 2021, 21,522 people, or 2.6 percent of those who answered the question, indicated that they study mostly from home. The absolute number and relative share of students in the same settlement where they live is the highest - 610,621 (75.1 percent). 176,440 people or 21.7 percent travel to the settlement where they study. Students who travel outside the country are 4,242, or 0.5 percent.

Mobile learners represent 21.7 percent of all learners. 59,621 people, or 33.8 percent, live in cities, and 116,819, or 66.2 percent, of student migrants live in villages.