Published on: 25 November 2022

4 million 705 thousand people in employment

In October 2022, the average number of employed persons1 aged 15–74 years was 4 million 705 thousand2, 17 thousand more than a year earlier.

In August-October 2022 compared to a year before:

The number of employed persons was 37 thousand more, at 4 million 714 thousand. The number of people working in the domestic primary labour market was up by 35 thousand and that of members of households in Hungary working abroad by 16 thousand, while the number of public workers decreased by 14 thousand.

Among 15–64-year-olds, 4 million 601 thousand people were classified as employed, and the employment rate for the age group was 74.7%. For men, the number of people in employment was essentially unchanged at 2 million 435 thousand, with an employment rate of 79.0%. For females, employment rose by 25 thousand to 2 million 166 thousand and the employment rate by 1.2 percentage points to 70.3%.

Number of employed people aged 15–74 years, August–October 2022

Denomination Number, thousand persons Change in numbera)
thousand persons %
Working in the domestic primary labour market4545.034.70.8
Public workers b)72.8–13.9–16.0
Members of households in Hungary working at local units abroad96.516.220.1
Total4714.336.90.8
Of which: permanently absent due to receiving child care fee or child care allowance136.0–4.4–3.2

a) Compared to the same period of the previous year.
b) Based on the respondent’s self-classification.

In the young age group (of 15–24-year-olds), the number of employed persons was 278 thousand, and their employment rate rose by 0.6 percentage points to 28.3%. The employment rate was up by 0.5 percentage points to 88.3% in the ‘prime’ working-age population (aged 25–54 years) and by 2.4 percentage points to 66.3% in the older age group (of 55–64-year-olds).

Employment among 15–64-year-olds by age group, August–October 2022

Age group, year-olds Number Employment rate
thousand persons change, thousand personsa) % change, percentage pointsa)
15–24278.25.628.30.6
25–543 572.82.188.30.5
55–64750.321.166.32.4
Total4 601.428.874.70.8

a) Compared to the same period of the previous year.