21.10.2024

TEACHERS AND SALESPEOPLE MOST IN DEMAND ON THE LABOR MARKET

The occupations most in demand by businesses in September are: teaching staff, human care staff, sales staff, machine operators of stationary machinery and equipment, staff employed in the field of personal services, cleaners and assistants, business and administrative specialists, collection workers of waste and others. This is shown by data from the Employment Agency.

A total of 14,022 unemployed people started work in September with the mediation of the labor offices in the country. Their number increased by nearly 2,500 or by 21% compared to August. 864 people from the groups of employed jobseekers, students and pensioners have also entered employment with the support of employment agencies.

The level of registered unemployment in Bulgaria in September decreased to 5.2%. At the end of the month, the number of unemployed was 147,196 – 3,513 less than in August.

At the same time, the number of vacancies in the primary market reported in the labor offices increased, which in September amounted to 9,614. In the real economy, the number of vacancies is highest in the field of education (27.4%), followed by the manufacturing industry (24.1%) , trade (11.0%), government (9.2%), administrative and auxiliary activities (6.3%) and hospitality and catering (6.1%).

As a result of the work of the Roma and youth mediators, as well as the labor mediators, more than 3,400 persons inactive on the labor market were activated during the month.

There were 1,334 representatives of risk groups who found employment last month through subsidized jobs. Of them, 618 started work under employment programs and measures financed by the state budget, and 716 - under projects of the Human Resources Development Program 2021 - 2027, co-financed by the European Social Fund plus. In September, over 11,900 training vouchers were issued to the employed and unemployed.