4 million 607 thousand people in employment
In May 2021, the average monthly number of employed persons aged 15-74 was 4 million 607 thousand, 55 thousand more than in the same period of the previous year and 47 thousand more than in the previous month. In March-May 2021, the average number of employed persons was 4 million 594 thousand, 44 thousand more than in the same period of the previous year. Employment in the domestic primary labour market increased, while employment among those working abroad decreased.
In May1 2021:
The average monthly number of employed persons2 was 4,607,000, which is 47,000 more than in the previous month and 55,000 more than in May last year.
The employment rate for 15-64 year olds was 72.6%, 0.7 percentage points higher than in April and 1.6 percentage points higher than in May last year.
In March – May 2021, compared to a year before3:
The number of employed persons was 44 thousand more, at 4 million 594 thousand. While the number of people working in the primary labour market in Hungary increased by 65 thousand, the number of public workers4 decreased slightly (by 4 thousand) and the number of members of households in Hungary working abroad decreased by a larger amount (17 thousand).
Number of employed people aged 15–74, March–May 2021
| Denomination | Number, thousand persons | Change in headcounta) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| thousand persons | % | ||
| Work in the domestic primary labour market | 4 433.0 | 65.4 | 1.5 |
| Public worker b) | 83.1 | –4.2 | –4.8 |
| Work at local units abroad | 77.9 | –17.2 | –18.1 |
| Total | 4 593.9 | 43.9 | 1.0 |
| Of which: those who are permanently absent due to childcare fee | 138.4 | –8.5 | –5.8 |
a) Compared to the same period of the previous year.
b) Based on the respondent's self-classification.
Among the 15-64 age group, 4 million 497 thousand people were classified as employed, with an employment rate of 72.3%. For men, the number of people in employment increased by 20 thousand to 2 million 405 thousand, and their employment rate grew by 1.4 percentage points to 77.4%. For women, employment increased by 13 thousand to 2 million 91 thousand and their employment rate rose by 1.3 percentage points to 67.2%.
In the young age group (15-24), the number of employed persons was 272 thousand, and their employment rate increased by 0.6 percentage points to 27.6%. The employment rate increased by 0.9 percentage points to 86.2% for the so-called prime working age population (25-54 years) and by 2.9 percentage points to 61.4% for the older age group (55-64 years).
Employment among 15–64 year-olds by age group, March–May 2021
| Age group, year-old | Number | Employment rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand persons | change, thousand personsa) | % | change, percentage pointa) | |
| 15–24 | 271.6 | 2.5 | 27.6 | 0.6 |
| 25–54 | 3 517.5 | 22.7 | 86.2 | 0.9 |
| 55–64 | 707.5 | 8.3 | 61.4 | 2.9 |
| Total | 4 496.7 | 33.4 | 72.3 | 1.4 |
a) Compared to the same period of the previous year.