{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-unemployment-rate-women","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-unemployment-rate-women","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-unemployment-rate-women/","title":"Bulgaria Female Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Female Unemployment Rate: 3.4 % of active women (15–74) in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active women (15–74)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Female Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"3.4","unit":"% of active women (15–74)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Female Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":7.7},{"period":"2010","value":10.6},{"period":"2011","value":11.1},{"period":"2012","value":11.8},{"period":"2013","value":12.8},{"period":"2014","value":11.3},{"period":"2015","value":9.3},{"period":"2016","value":7.9},{"period":"2017","value":6.9},{"period":"2018","value":5.6},{"period":"2019","value":4.8},{"period":"2020","value":5.6},{"period":"2021","value":4.9},{"period":"2022","value":3.9},{"period":"2023","value":4.2},{"period":"2024","value":3.9},{"period":"2025","value":3.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active women (15–74)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"12.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"11.1","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"+2.9pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the female harmonised unemployment rate in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. Compare against the overall rate to identify gender gaps. 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 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 12.8 % of active women (15–74) in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.4 in 2025. The latest reading of 3.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}