Bulgaria's 2008 Jobless Rate Down to 5.6%

Bulgaria's unemployment rate in 2008 fell to 5.6%, down by 1.3% from the previous year, official statistics showed on Monday.

Employed Bulgarians, aged between 15 and 64 years, numbered 3,504 million in 2008, up by 1.5% over 2007, according to data of the National Statistical Institute. They account for 64% of all the Bulgarians, which marks an increase of 2.3% in comparison with the previous year.

A total of 199,700 Bulgarians were registered as unemployed last year with unemployed men (103,900) prevailing over women (95,800)

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