Bulgaria's National Employment Agency

A total of 8,000 new jobs will be financed under an employment project as the first framework contracts with employers have already been signed, Bulgaria's National Employment Agency announced.

Some 5,000 unemployed Bulgarians are expected to be hired by the end of October 2014, money.bg reports.

In 2013, a total of 19,678 Bulgarians have changed their address to other countries, according to the revised National Program for Demographic Development implementation report.

Compared with 2012, there is an increase of 3,063 people (18.4%), and in comparison with 2011 - 10,161 people, or twofold increase.

Bulgaria's National Employment Agency has registered an 11.2% unemployment rate in May, which is 0.6% lower than the April figure.

This is the second consecutive month when the rate falls, after it stood at 12.2% during the January – March period, Investor.bg reported. However, compared to the same time last year, it is 0.2% higher.

Bulgaria's National Employment Agency will provide employment to 7,500 young people under the Youth Employment scheme of the new OP Human Resources Development.

In order for their applications to be considered, candidates must have a university or vocational school education, Rositsa Yankova, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy informed.