Denomination Number of the employed Change of number compared to a year before
2024 2025 2025–2024 2025/2024
January–March April–June July–September October–December January–March April–June July–September October–December January–March April–June July–September October–December January–March April–June July–September October–December
thousand persons thousand persons %
Total number of the employed 4,690.1 4,709.8 4,708.6 4,688.8 4,692.0 1.8 100.0
Highest educational attainment
at most primary school 436.8 428.6 417.6 415.1 423.2 -13.6 96.9
vocational and apprentice school 1,080.0 1,063.4 1,074.5 1,056.5 1,059.6 -20.4 98.1
grammar and other secondary school 1,646.9 1,671.9 1,661.5 1,656.1 1,626.4 -20.4 98.8
college and university 1,526.4 1,545.8 1,555.0 1,561.1 1,582.6 56.2 103.7
Region of residence
Budapest 912.8 920.6 924.6 930.8 925.0 12.2 101.3
Pest 676.3 694.5 679.5 681.2 685.4 9.1 101.3
Central Transdanubia 532.9 527.4 537.6 533.2 523.9 -9.0 98.3
Western Transdanubia 499.4 492.2 489.8 480.5 482.8 -16.6 96.7
Southern Transdanubia 375.5 379.6 368.9 379.1 385.9 10.4 102.8
Northern Hungary 483.0 483.2 481.8 474.0 470.2 -12.7 97.4
Northern Great Plain 644.2 642.8 657.3 648.8 653.4 9.3 101.4
Southern Great Plain 566.1 569.4 569.2 561.1 565.4 -0.7 99.9
Working time
part-time 241.8 240.5 238.4 240.9 262.8 21.0 108.7
full-time 4,448.3 4,469.4 4,470.2 4,447.9 4,429.1 -19.2 99.6
Status in employment
employees by contract duration 4,151.1 4,154.2 4,157.6 4,143.1 4,121.7 -29.4 99.3
with unlimited duration 3,947.2 3,949.7 3,950.1 3,961.2 3,945.4 -1.9 100.0
with limited duration 203.9 204.5 207.6 181.9 176.3 -27.6 86.5
self-employed 539.0 555.7 550.9 545.7 570.3 31.3 105.8
of which: 0.0
member of partnership 149.6 153.5 155.2 144.2 141.8 -7.8 94.8
own-account worker 377.4 389.9 384.4 392.6 417.7 40.3 110.7
Economic activity a year before
was working 4,393.1 4,412.7 4,399.8 4,398.8 4,415.5 22.4 100.5
was unemployed 102.3 100.2 111.0 107.9 79.5 -22.8 77.7
was economically inactive 194.7 196.9 197.8 182.2 197.0 2.2 101.2
of which: student 66.9 71.5 70.9 60.3 56.9 -10.0 85.1
Industry of the employer
agriculture 205.9 203.4 193.3 193.1 201.4 -4.5 97.8
industry 1,449.6 1,460.1 1,451.6 1,436.1 1,424.0 -25.6 98.2
of which:
C manufacturing 965.5 972.1 970.2 940.4 935.4 -30.1 96.9
F construction 387.6 387.9 382.3 395.6 384.8 -2.8 99.3
services 3,034.7 3,046.4 3,063.6 3,059.6 3,066.6 31.9 101.1
of wich:
G–N market services 1,750.5 1,750.5 1,778.6 1,757.0 1,747.8 -2.8 99.8
O–Q social public services 1,077.0 1,081.6 1,075.6 1,093.8 1,114.1 37.1 103.4
Local unit (location of work)
working at domestic unit 4,583.0 4,605.6 4,600.3 4,578.1 4,590.1 7.1 100.2
working at local unit abroad 107.1 104.2 108.3 110.7 101.8 -5.2 95.1
Participation in public employment 0.0
working in public employment 61.5 59.1 55.6 63.5 65.1 3.7 106.0
working not in public employment 4,628.7 4,650.7 4,652.9 4,625.4 4,626.8 -1.8 100.0

Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base. Data of labour force survey refer to the population aged 15–74. From 1 January 2025, the NACE Rev.2. classification is based on the economic activity of the local unit of the employer enterprise or business, instead of the economic activity of the employer enterprise or business. The time series have been revised back to 2018, so the data for the period 1992–2017 and for the period 2018 and beyond are not directly comparable. From 1 January 2025, the highest level of education is based on the nationally recognized vocational qualifications. Before 2025, only qualifications obtained in formal education are taken into account. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.

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Break in series (limited comparability).
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Less than half of unit.
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Revised datum.
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