National Statistical Institute observations on the labour force in Bulgaria during the April – June period of the current year show that the unemployed in the country number 237.8 thousand people, or 6.8% of the economically active people in Bulgaria. The unemployed men add up to 125.3 thousand, while the female part of the unemployed population numbers 52.7% of all unemployed. The number of unemployed between the ages of 15 and 64 is 236.8 thousand, while the coefficient of unemployment among the same age range is 6.9%. The number of unemployed between the ages of 15 and 24 is 36 thousand, and the coefficient of unemployment among the youths is 12.6%.