With labour participation and employment standing at 55.8% in Bulgaria and at 57.6% in Romania, the two countries are well below the 65.2% level within the group of the 15 nations that comprised the EU until its big-bang enlargement in 2004.
Uz učešće radne snage i zaposlenost koje iznose 55,8% u Bugarskoj i 57,8% u Rumunjskoj, dvije zemlje daleko su ispod razine od 65,2% unutar grupe 15 zemalja koje su činile EU do velikog proširenja Unije 2004. godine.