In March-May 2025, the employment rate for 15-64 year olds was 75.1%, with male employment at 78.9% and female employment at 71.2%, essentially unchanged from the same period last year
Changes in employment rate by sex
Last update: 07/03/2025
In March-May 2025, the employment rate decreased or stagnated in the majority of regions compared to the same period of the previous year
Employment rate of persons aged 15–64 years, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by region, March-May 2025
( 3-month average data)
Last update: 07/03/2025
In May 2025, the average number of employed persons was 4 million 669 thousand, 31 thousand fewer than a year earlier
Number of employed persons aged 15–74 years, by month*
Last update: 07/03/2025
In April 2025, the number of employed persons with foreign citizenship was 105.6 thousand, 2,700 more than in the same period of the previous year. The increase continued to be registered among third-country nationals
Number of employees of foreign citizenship among employers in Hungary*
Last update: 06/19/2025
In April 2025, the number of employed persons increased in the majority of sections compared to the same period of the previous year, but in manufacturing it decreased significantly (by 10.8 thousand persons)
Number of employed persons by section*
Last update: 06/19/2025
In March-May 2025, the unemployment rate for 15-74 year olds was 4.3%, essentially unchanged from a year earlier, with 4.5% for men and 4.1% for women
Unemployment rate change by sexes
Last update: 07/03/2025
In March-May 2025, the unemployment rate was 4.4%, the same as a year earlier, and it increased or stagnated in the majority of regions
Unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by region, March-May 2025
(3-month average data)
Last update: 07/03/2025
In May 2025, the number of unemployed was 210 thousand, down from a year earlier
Monthly change in the number of unemployed persons aged 15-74*
Last update: 07/03/2025
In March-May 2025, the potential labour reserve included 306 thousand people, the same number as a year earlier
Potential labour reserve within population aged 15–74 years
Last update: 07/03/2025
The number of job vacancies in Q1 2025 decreased slightly compared to the same period of the previous year
Number of job vacancies by sector*
Last update: 06/19/2025