Statistical reference book 2013, NSI

Labour marketUnemploymentUnemployed are the persons aged from 15 to 74, who were:• without work during the reference period;• actively seeking work in the four week period ending with thereference week;• available to start working before the end of the two weeks followingthe reference week.As unemployed are regarded also the persons who are not activelylooking for work but have found a new job or business that is expected tostart within 3 months following the reference period.The duration of unemployment is defined by the shorter of thefollowing two periods:• the duration of looking for a job; or• the length of time passed since last employment.Source of data (excluding data on registered unemployment) is LabourForce Survey.Labour Force Survey data for 2011 are revised estimates based on2011 Population Census data (by 5-years age groups) and are not fullycomparable with the data for previous years.The source of the data on the unemployed persons registered at theLabour Offices is the National Employment Agency.Figure 7. Structure of unemployed persons by age%10090807060504030201002008 2009 2010 2011 201215 15 -- 24 24 25 25 -- 34 34 35 35 -- 44 44 45 45 -- 54 54 55 55 and и повече overFigure 8. Unemployed persons by duration of unemploymentThousandsХиляди4504003503002502001501005002008 2009 2010 2011 2012До 5 месеца 6 - 11 месеца 12 - 23 месеца 2 и повече години48 Statistical Reference Book 2013