2. 28.30% General population unemployment rate: 12.00%

4. Bulgaria Has EU's 9th Highest Youth Unemployment /according to Eurostat/

5.  lack of professional orientation and career planning in Bulgaria;  lack of links between education and the labor market;  lack of opportunity to gather experience during studying;  lack of effective measures for social inclusion of young people from institutions;

6.  reintegration of dropouts into the educational system  Internship programs as part of the university studying;  opportunities to acquire initial work experience after leaving education;  encouraging employers to recruit young people on labor contracts