The State Is Stepping Into the Labor Markets in Small Settlements
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In the vast majority of Bulgarian municipalities, the state already pays better than private business. In 222 of them, the average salary in the public sector is higher than in the private sector, and in dozens of small municipalities, the state itself has become the main, and sometimes almost the only, employer. This is shown by a new analysis by the Institute for Market Economics, prepared by economist Adrian Nikolov with data for 2025. The pi…
In more and more municipalities, the public sector is becoming the main employer, and wages in it are increasingly outpacing those in the private sector, a new analysis by the Institute for Market Economics shows.
An analysis of public sector employment in small settlements in Bulgaria demonstrates a trend towards an increase in the burden and attractiveness of the state as an employer and emphasizes the need for urgent reform in the activities of local government....
In more and more municipalities, the public sector is becoming the main employer, and wages in it are increasingly outpacing those in the private sector. The trend is particularly visible in small and depopulated municipalities, where the administration maintains its size despite a shrinking population and limited economic activity. This raises questions not only about the effectiveness of public spending and local services, but also about the o…
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