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Number of unemployed on the rise at start of September

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The newly registered unemployed persons in Bulgaria are again more those who found new hobs, data of the National Statistical Institute shows. 

The specialized labour market monitoring due to Covid-19 for the period from August 31 to September 6, a total of 7,107 newly registered unemployed have been reported. In the same period after the end of the summer seasonal employment, 6,292 persons found jobs. 
As of February 3, more than 264,000 people registered with the employment offices as nearly 166,000 found new jobs, according to national statistics, BNR reports,



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