Period, quarters Activity rate in the population aged 15–74,%a Employment rate in the population aged 15–64,%a Unemployment rate in the population aged 15–74,%a Proportion of long-term unemployed within the total unemployed,%a Number of registered jobseekers, personsb Number of employees in the national economy, thousandsc Of which: Vacancy rate,%d Average monthly gross earnings, HUF/month/personc Monthly net average earnings, HUF/month/personc Monthly gross labour income, HUFe Change in average monthly gross earnings compared to the previous year,%c Change in average monthly net earnings compared to the previous year,%c Change in monthly gross labour incomes compared to the previous year,%e
number of full-time employees, thousandsc number of public workers, thousandsc
2020 Q1 64.6 72.1 3.6 27.8 281,273 3,511.6 3,077.1 89.8 1.9 372,957 248,016 399,942 109.2 109.2 109.0
Q2 64.5 71.2 4.5 19.3 376,290 3,319.6 2,790.5 87.3 2.0 394,034 262,033 424,293 111.0 111.0 110.9
Q3 65.4 72.6 4.3 28.4 323,408 3,443.2 2,925.5 92.3 2.0 383,232 254,850 409,622 109.6 109.6 109.1
Q4 65.2 72.6 4.1 30.8 290,694 3,496.9 3,045.8 93.0 2.0 414,665 275,753 446,241 109.4 109.4 109.2
2021 Q1 64.9 72.0 4.5 25.3 303,631 3,494.5 3,053.2 87.4 2.0 407,981 271,307 439,517 109.4 109.4 109.9
Q2 65.6 73.0 4.1 31.9 265,497 3,536.3 3,091.1 88.4 2.3 423,438 281,586 456,415 107.5 107.5 107.6
Q3 66.1 73.8 3.9 34.1 250,286 3,580.7 3,125.0 85.0 2.5 417,091 277,365 445,372 108.8 108.8 108.7
Q4 66.4 74.2 3.7 34.4 238,712 3,606.9 3,143.6 84.1 2.4 454,543 302,271 491,618 109.6 109.6 110.2
2022 Q1 66.3 74.2 3.7 34.2 251,297 3,599.2 3,148.2 79.9 2.7 492,493 327,508 531,329 120.7 120.7 120.9
Q2 66.2 74.5 3.2 36.4 230,309 3,631.8 3,178.1 78.4 3.0 487,430 324,141 522,325 115.1 115.1 114.4
Q3 66.8 74.7 3.6 34.2 238,242 3,645.6 3,181.6 71.1 2.7 485,581 322,912 520,165 116.4 116.4 116.8
Q4 66.9 74.6 3.9 32.7 230,345 3,673.6 3,192.2 66.6 2.5 534,210 355,250 575,873 117.5 117.5 117.1
2023 Q1 67.0 74.4 4.0 32.5 243,833 3,654.4 3,178.0 65.5 2.5 545,743 362,919 587,014 110.8 110.8 110.5
Q2 67.4 74.9 3.9 35.5 224,169 3,677.2 3,195.9 67.4 2.4 567,643 377,483 610,960 116.5 116.5 117.0
Q3 67.7 75.2 4.0 37.1 227,871 3,678.2 3,194.6 65.4 2.4 557,649 370,836 597,828 114.8 114.8 114.9
Q4 68.1 75.2 4.4 34.1 224,961 3,678.1 3,189.7 65.6 2.3 613,630 408,064 661,796 114.9 114.9 114.9
2024 Q1 68.0 74.8 4.6 32.8 236,051 3,666.2 3,166.2 65.6 .. 623,009 414,301 666,707 114.2 114.2 113.6
Q2 68.1 75.2 4.3 36.4 222,755 3,678.7 3,179.6 67.2 .. 646,452 429,891 691,476 113.9 113.9 113.2
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Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base.
aSource: Labour Force Survey, HCSO.
bData sorted by the place of registration refer to the end of the period. Source: National Employment Service.
cFull circle of enterprises with employees, budgetary institutions and non-profit organisations from 2019. Source of data: Institutional labour-statistical data collection system (as of 2019 data taken over from administrative sources).
dBusinesses with at least 5 employees, as well as all budgetary organizations and significant non-profit employers. Source: data collection system of institutional labour statistics.
eBusinesses with at least 5 employees, as well as all budgetary organizations and significant non-profit employers. Source of data: institutional labour data collection system.
Source: National Employment Service; Hungarian State Treasury; National Tax and Customs Administration.
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