13.06.2023

WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS ARE HIGHEST

On average, there were 56,911 registered unemployed persons per month entitled to unemployment compensation from the State Social Insurance in 2022. This is shown by the data of the National Social Security Institute for last year.

The largest number of those registered were in the Sofia-city districts, where the monthly average was 7,922 (13.9%), Plovdiv with 5,213 (9.2%) and Blagoevgrad – 4,535 (8%). The least are in Silistra (950), Yambol (799) and Vidin (581). Women are on average 32,183 or 56.5% of all entitled persons, while men are considerably less – 24,638 (43.5%). According to their educational profile, 40,137 or just over 70% of the unemployed have a secondary education. Graduates are 7,295 (12.8%) per month, and those with basic education - 6,659 (11.7%).

About BGN 652 was the average amount of cash compensation for unemployment paid by DOO in 2022.

The largest amount was in the districts of Blagoevgrad and Targovishte, where each eligible person received an average of BGN 889. Among the districts with the highest benefits is Sofia City, where the average amount of the payment was BGN 818.

The average amount of compensation was the lowest in the regions of Montana and Silistra (BGN 529 each), Kyustendil (BGN 522) and Vidin (BGN 512).

The compensation values for men are significantly higher - in 2022, an unemployed man received an average of nearly BGN 725, for women the amount was just under BGN 596.

The number of registered unemployed persons with the right to compensation from the State Social Insurance in March 2023 decreased by 6% compared to a month earlier, data for the first months of the year show. In February, 60,359 people received funds from the NSI, and in March they decreased by 3,707 to 56,652.

About BGN 749 was the average amount of cash compensation for unemployment in March 2023, which is BGN 71 more than the previous month. Men were paid an average of BGN 824.24, while women received BGN 669.