site.btaNearly 16,000 People Start Work in October, Unemployment Rate at 5.15%, Down by 0.08 pp M/M

The Employment Agency reported Tuesday stable labour market developments in October 2025, with the registered unemployment rate remaining low at 5.15%, down 0.08 percentage points compared to the same month of the previous year. The total number of individuals who became employed during the month reached 15,916, of whom 14,525 found work with the support of labour offices. A total of 146,055 people were registered as unemployed.

An additional 1,391 employed people, students and pensioners sought support for new career opportunities. More than 6,080 economically inactive persons were encouraged to take their first steps towards entering the labour market. This outcome was achieved thanks to the active efforts of labour office teams, as well as Roma and youth mediators across the country.

A total of 3,507 people from vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, inexperienced young people, individuals over 55, and the long-term unemployed, took up jobs under subsidized employment programmes. Of these, 1,683 were included in projects funded under the Human Resources Development Programme 2021–2027, co-financed by the European Social Fund+. 

The Employment Agency continued to invest in skills development. In October, more than 12,500 training vouchers were issued to unemployed and employed persons to help them adapt to the demands of a modern economy undergoing rapid digitalization and technological transformation.

Employers declared 8,479 job vacancies on the primary labour market during the month. The largest share of openings was in manufacturing (26.1%) and education (13.2%), followed by wholesale and retail trade and motor vehicle repair (11.7%), public administration (11.2%), accommodation and food service activities (6.9%), and administrative and support service activities (5.9%).

Among the most in-demand occupations in October were care workers; machine and equipment operators; shop assistants; personal services staff; workers in mining, manufacturing, construction and transport; metal workers, machine builders and related tradespeople; teachers; waste collection workers; business and administrative professionals; drivers of motor vehicles and mobile equipment; cleaners and helpers; and workers in food, clothing and wood-processing industries.