The Average Salary in Bulgaria is 1135 Leva

According to the preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute, the number of employed and work-related employees at the end of September 2018 decreased by 36.9 thousand, or by 1.6% compared to the end of June 2018, reaching 2.32 million.
 
Compared to the end of the second quarter of 2018, the largest decrease in the number of employed persons was observed in the economic activities "Hotels and restaurants" - by 14.8%, "Culture, sports and entertainment" - by 5.9%, and in "Mining and quarrying" by 2.3%. The largest increase in the number of employed persons under labor and employment was recorded in the activity "Construction" - by 1.9% and "Education" - by 1.6%.
 
The average gross monthly salary for July 2018 is 1120 BGN, for August - 1095 BGN, and for September - 1135 BGN. In the third quarter of 2018 the average monthly salary was 1117 BGN and decreased by 0.7% compared to the second quarter of 2018. The economic activities in which the largest decrease was recorded are "Financial and insurance activities" - by 5.6%, and "Administrative and auxiliary activities" and "Education" - by 2.5%.
 
In the structure of the employed by economic activity, the relative share of the employees in labor and official relations is in the "Manufacturing" and "Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles" - respectively 21.9 and 16.9%.
 
At the end of September 2018, as compared to the end of September 2017, the number of employees under labor and service contracts increased by 6.9 thousand or by 0.3%. The largest increase in the number of employees was observed in the economic activities "Construction" - by 7.0 thousand, "Creation and dissemination of information and creative products"; "Telecommunications" by 4...