{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Bulgaria Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Long-Term Unemployment: 106.9 thousands of persons in 2025, -16.1% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"106.9","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-16.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-16.1%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":334.4},{"period":"2006","value":305.7},{"period":"2007","value":240.2},{"period":"2008","value":199.7},{"period":"2009","value":238},{"period":"2010","value":352.3},{"period":"2011","value":376.2},{"period":"2012","value":410.3},{"period":"2013","value":436.3},{"period":"2014","value":384.5},{"period":"2015","value":305.1},{"period":"2016","value":247.2},{"period":"2017","value":206.9},{"period":"2018","value":173.3},{"period":"2019","value":131.7},{"period":"2020","value":155.5},{"period":"2021","value":156.7},{"period":"2022","value":127.3},{"period":"2023","value":132.4},{"period":"2024","value":127.4},{"period":"2025","value":106.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"106.9","yoyChange":"-16.1%"},{"year":"2024","value":"127.4","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2023","value":"132.4","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"127.3","yoyChange":"-18.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"156.7","yoyChange":"+0.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"155.5","yoyChange":"+18.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"131.7","yoyChange":"-24.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"173.3","yoyChange":"-16.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"206.9","yoyChange":"-16.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"247.2","yoyChange":"-19.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"305.1","yoyChange":"-20.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"384.5","yoyChange":"-11.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"436.3","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"410.3","yoyChange":"+9.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"376.2","yoyChange":"+6.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"352.3","yoyChange":"+48.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"238.0","yoyChange":"+19.2%"},{"year":"2008","value":"199.7","yoyChange":"-16.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"240.2","yoyChange":"-21.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"305.7","yoyChange":"-8.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 436.3 thousands of persons in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 106.9 in 2025. The latest reading of 106.9 in 2025 represents a change of -20.5."}]}