In November 2025–January 2026, the employment rate for people aged 15–64 was 74.7%, with the employment rate for men at 78.2% and for women at 71.0%; these rates remained essentially unchanged compared with the same period of the previous year

Changes in employment rate by sex
Last update: 03/05/2026

In November 2025–January 2026, the employment rate increased or remained unchanged in half of the regions compared with 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, November 2025–January 2026
( 3-month average data)
Last update: 03/05/2026

In January 2026, the average number of employed persons was 4 million 609 thousand, which is 76 thousand fewer than a year earlier

Number of employed persons aged 15–74 years, by month*
Last update: 03/05/2026

In December 2025, the number of employees of foreign citizenship was 107.6 thousand, 5,000 more than in the same period of the previous year. The increase continued to be driven predominantly by third-country nationals

Number of employees of foreign citizenship among employers in Hungary*
Last update: 02/26/2026

In December 2025, the number of employed persons increased in most sections of the national economy compared with the same period of the previous year, but in manufacturing it fell significantly, by 6.8 thousand

Number of employed persons by section*
Last update: 02/26/2026

In November 2025–January 2026, the unemployment rate among 15–74-year-olds was 4.6%, essentially unchanged from a year earlier, with the rate at 4.8% for men and 4.5% for women

Unemployment rate change by sexes
Last update: 03/05/2026

In November 2025–January 2026, the unemployment rate was 4.7%, which increased or remained unchanged in most regions

Unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by region, November 2025–January 2026
(3-month average data)
Last update: 03/05/2026

In January 2026, the number of unemployed people was 225 thousand, 11 thousand more than a year earlier

Monthly change in the number of unemployed persons aged 15-74*
Last update: 03/05/2026

In November 2025–January 2026, the potential labour reserve numbered 317 thousand people

Potential labour reserve within population aged 15–74 years
Last update: 03/05/2026

In the third quarter of 2025, the number of job vacancies was 5.6% lower than in the same period of the previous year

Number of job vacancies by sector*
Last update: 12/11/2025