In the municipality of Nikola Kozlevo, in the district of the northeastern town of Shumen, for example, the average annual unemployment rate in 2007 was 55.1%, nearly eight times higher than the national average and the highest for the country.
U opštini Nikola Kozlevo, u okrugu severoistočnog grada Šumena, na primer, prosečna godišnja stopa nezaposlenosti u 2007. godini bila je 55,1 odsto, gotovo osam puta veća od nacionalnog proseka i najveća u zemlji.