As of 2019, there were 21,100 people employed in the postal services sector in Bulgaria. This was a decrease compared to the previous year, with figures oscillating between 18,900 and 24,500 in the period of consideration.
Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Bulgaria from 2008 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Total number of employees in thousands
2019
21.1
2018
22.3
2017
24.5
2016
22.7
2015
20.9
2014
19.4
2013
21.7
2012
23.2
2011*
18.9
2010*
20
2009
22
2008*
22.2
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* Break in time series.
Employment as defined by the International Labour Organization comprises "all persons of working age who during a specified brief period, such as one week or one day, were in the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
Data coverage corresponds to code H53 of the NACE_R2 of economic activities, which is postal and courier activities.
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Eurostat. (September 1, 2020). Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Bulgaria from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062823/bulgaria-postal-services-employment/
Eurostat. "Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Bulgaria from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062823/bulgaria-postal-services-employment/
Eurostat. (2020). Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Bulgaria from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062823/bulgaria-postal-services-employment/
Eurostat. "Number of Employees in The Postal and Courier Activities Industry in Bulgaria from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062823/bulgaria-postal-services-employment/
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Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Bulgaria from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062823/bulgaria-postal-services-employment/
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