Employment in industry except construction

Sofia (stolitsa) is the top region by employment in industry in Bulgaria. As of 2017, employment in industry in Sofia (stolitsa) was 97.5 thousand persons that accounts for 13.77% of Bulgaria's employment in industry. The top 5 regions (others are Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Blagoevgrad, and Ruse) account for 44.86% of it. Bulgaria's total employment in industry was estimated at 708.2 thousand persons in 2017.