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15. Number of unemployed persons by reason for leave of their previous workplace and by type of employment sought, by sex**
Reasons of leave / Type of employment sought 4th Q 2009
all males females all males females
thousand persons distribution, %
By reason for leave of their previous workplace
Lost job 260.4 151.5 108.9 58.9 62.3 54.8
Quit job 20.7 10.3 10.4 4.7 4.2 5.2
Seasonal work terminated 19.9 12.3 7.6 4.5 5.1 3.8
Unsolved child-care 7.5 0.1 7.4 1.7 0.0 3.7
Unsolved care for other family member or relative 3.2 0.4 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.4
Other family responsibilities 2.5 0.8 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.9
Own illness 5.7 1.7 4.0 1.3 0.7 2.0
Attending education or training 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Early, desability or normal retirement 4.7 2.6 2.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
Gave up his/her business 5.2 2.9 2.3 1.2 1.2 1.2
His/her business went bankrupt 4.9 3.0 1.9 1.1 1.2 1.0
Public work terminated 26.2 16.5 9.7 5.9 6.8 4.9
Other 21.5 10.1 11.4 4.9 4.2 5.7
Had regular job/business earlier 383.3 212.6 170.7 86.7 87.4 85.8
Have job/business, but search for a new job (being on child-care) 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2
Never had regular work 58.8 30.6 28.2 13.3 12.6 14.2
Total 442.1 243.2 198.9 100.0 100.0 100.0
By type of employment sought
Only full-time job is looked for 195.7 121.7 74.0 44.3 50.0 37.2
Only part-time job is looked for 11.8 2.9 8.9 2.7 1.2 4.5
Full-time job is sought, but if not available, part-time job will be accepted 182.6 90.6 92.0 41.3 37.3 46.3
Part-time job is sought, but if not available, full-time job will be accepted 5.3 1.6 3.7 1.2 0.7 1.9
Did not state whether full-time or part-time job is looked for 45.6 25.8 19.8 10.3 10.6 10.0
Intention of self-employment 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3
Total 442.1 243.2 198.9 100.0 100.0 100.0
*Content of the table has changed. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2008