Period, quarters Activity rate in the population aged 15–74,%a Employment rate in the population aged 15–64,%a Unemployment rate in the population aged 15–74,%a Proportion of long-term unemployed within the total unemployed,%a Number of registered jobseekers, personsb Number of employees in the national economy, thousandsc Of which: Vacancy rate,%d Average monthly gross earnings, HUF/month/persone Monthly net average earnings, HUF/month/personf Monthly gross labour income, HUF/month/persong Change in average monthly gross earnings compared to the previous year,%e Change in average monthly net earnings compared to the previous year,%f Change in monthly gross labour incomes compared to the previous year,%g
number of full-time employees, thousandse number of public workers, thousandse
2021 Q1 64.9 72.0 4.5 25.3 303,631 3,657.1 3,070.4 87.6 2.0 407,717 279,671 439,780 108.9 108.6 109.4
Q2 65.6 73.0 4.1 31.9 265,497 3,700.3 3,106.1 88.3 2.3 423,838 290,736 457,504 107.3 106.7 107.5
Q3 66.1 73.8 3.9 34.1 250,286 3,744.0 3,138.2 84.7 2.5 417,233 286,199 446,169 108.8 108.7 108.7
Q4 66.4 74.2 3.7 34.4 238,712 3,755.6 3,152.2 83.9 2.4 455,238 311,809 493,179 109.5 109.3 110.1
2022 Q1 66.3 74.2 3.7 34.2 251,297 3,733.7 3,149.6 79.9 2.7 493,297 339,684 533,581 121.0 121.5 121.3
Q2 66.2 74.5 3.2 36.4 230,309 3,767.6 3,178.1 78.8 3.0 488,460 337,037 524,371 115.2 115.9 114.6
Q3 66.8 74.7 3.6 34.2 238,242 3,786.8 3,184.5 71.5 2.7 487,012 336,082 522,485 116.7 117.4 117.1
Q4 66.9 74.6 3.9 32.7 230,345 3,815.5 3,197.3 67.3 2.5 535,491 369,001 579,636 117.6 118.3 117.5
2023 Q1 67.0 74.4 4.0 32.5 243,833 3,811.8 3,195.8 66.0 2.5 545,626 376,167 588,508 110.6 110.7 110.3
Q2 67.4 74.9 3.9 35.5 224,169 3,835.5 3,210.2 67.9 2.4 567,975 391,536 613,193 116.3 116.2 116.9
Q3 67.7 75.2 4.0 37.1 227,871 3,838.4 3,207.0 65.8 2.4 557,761 384,709 599,243 114.5 114.5 114.7
Q4 68.1 75.2 4.4 34.1 224,961 3,828.4 3,193.5 66.1 2.3 614,640 423,257 666,132 114.8 114.7 114.9
2024 Q1 68.0 74.8 4.6 32.8 236,051 3,816.7 3,171.7 66.1 2.1 623,005 428,722 667,088 114.2 114.0 113.4
Q2 68.1 75.2 4.3 36.4 222,755 3,833.0 3,182.9 67.8 2.2 646,436 444,778 691,754 113.8 113.6 112.8
Q3 68.3 75.3 4.6 34.1 228,356 3,847.0 3,185.2 65.0 2.2 630,808 434,309 675,813 113.1 112.9 112.8
Q4 68.0 75.1 4.4 34.3 220,839 3,850.7 3,185.1 64.1 2.0 686,191 471,874 739,338 111.6 111.5 111.0
2025 Q1 68.2 75.2 4.3 37.0 232,504 3,840.3 3,169.3 63.7 .. 680,448 467,587 729,203 109.2 109.1 109.3
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Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census.
aSource: Labour Force Survey, HCSO.
bData sorted by the place of registration refer to the end of the period. Source: National Employment Service.
cFrom 2019 the data refer to the whole circle of employers; earlier data of the time series cover enterprises employing at least 5 persons, all budgetary institutions as well as non-profit organisations that are significant in terms of employment. Since 2019 including employees working less than 60 hours per month. Source of data: Institutional labour-statistical data collection system (as of 2019 data taken over from administrative sources).
dBusinesses with at least 5 employees, as well as all budgetary organizations and significant non-profit employers. Source: data collection system of institutional labour statistics.
eFull circle of enterprises with employees, budgetary institutions and non-profit organisations from 2019. Source of data: Institutional labour-statistical data collection system (as of 2019 data taken over from administrative sources).
fFrom 2019 the data refer to the whole circle of employers; earlier data of the time series cover enterprises employing at least 5 persons, all budgetary institutions as well as non-profit organisations that are significant in terms of employment. Since 2019 calculated with tax benefits. Source of data: Institutional labour-statistical data collection system (as of 2019 data taken over from administrative sources).
gBusinesses with at least 5 employees, as well as all budgetary organizations and significant non-profit employers. Source of data: institutional labour data collection system.
Source: National Employment Service; Hungarian State Treasury; National Tax and Customs Administration.
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