Denomination Number of the employed Change of number compared to a year before
2023 2024 2024–2023 2024/2023
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 4,695.8 4,723.8 4,737.2 4,740.2 4,725.1 4,745.1 29.3 21.3 100.6 100.5
Highest educational attainment
at most primary school 439.3 468.0 472.6 451.9 442.1 436.0 2.8 -32.0 100.6 93.2
vocational and apprentice school 1,144.4 1,131.4 1,111.1 1,093.3 1,088.7 1,069.0 -55.8 -62.4 95.1 94.5
grammar and other secondary school 1,631.1 1,627.6 1,658.9 1,675.0 1,662.3 1,686.6 31.2 59.0 101.9 103.6
college and university 1,481.0 1,496.8 1,494.5 1,520.1 1,532.0 1,553.5 51.1 56.7 103.4 103.8
Region of residence
Budapest 895.6 888.3 900.3 909.8 911.6 919.0 16.0 30.7 101.8 103.5
Pest 679.5 684.5 680.0 688.8 684.6 701.1 5.2 16.7 100.8 102.4
Central Transdanubia 530.1 540.1 542.0 537.0 537.5 532.0 7.4 -8.1 101.4 98.5
Western Transdanubia 501.2 506.1 516.5 517.6 517.9 511.2 16.7 5.2 103.3 101.0
Southern Transdanubia 379.3 381.2 380.8 379.6 374.3 379.1 -5.0 -2.1 98.7 99.4
Northern Hungary 488.5 488.5 490.9 483.4 480.7 481.2 -7.8 -7.4 98.4 98.5
Northern Great Plain 659.9 667.4 661.1 654.7 647.1 645.4 -12.7 -22.0 98.1 96.7
Southern Great Plain 561.8 567.8 565.5 569.4 571.4 576.1 9.6 8.3 101.7 101.5
Working time
part-time 228.0 225.0 218.0 241.0 243.1 243.2 15.1 18.2 106.6 108.1
full-time 4,467.8 4,498.8 4,519.2 4,499.3 4,482.0 4,501.9 14.2 3.1 100.3 100.1
Status in employment
employees by contract duration 4,114.9 4,147.3 4,154.1 4,177.2 4,185.0 4,190.7 70.1 43.4 101.7 101.0
with unlimited duration 3,912.5 3,932.9 3,931.9 3,978.4 3,978.4 3,983.5 65.9 50.6 101.7 101.3
with limited duration 202.4 214.3 222.1 198.8 206.6 207.1 4.2 -7.2 102.1 96.6
self-employed 580.9 576.6 583.1 563.1 540.0 554.5 -40.8 -22.1 93.0 96.2
of which: 0.0
member of partnership 164.2 166.2 160.1 152.9 150.3 152.0 -13.9 -14.3 91.5 91.4
own-account worker 402.6 392.3 406.2 394.4 378.0 390.4 -24.6 -1.9 93.9 99.5
Economic activity a year before
was working 4,496.3 4,523.0 4,512.9 4,515.9 4,424.8 4,444.9 -71.5 -78.2 98.4 98.3
was unemployed 100.7 96.9 109.4 115.9 103.2 101.5 2.5 4.5 102.5 104.6
was economically inactive 98.9 103.9 114.8 108.5 197.1 198.8 98.3 95.0 199.4 191.4
of which: student 52.0 53.4 59.0 55.4 67.5 71.9 15.5 18.5 129.9 134.7
Industry of the employer
agriculture 197.4 210.3 215.9 202.4 205.6 203.6 8.1 -6.8 104.1 96.8
industry 1,447.1 1,467.1 1,473.7 1,471.4 1,458.4 1,471.7 11.4 4.6 100.8 100.3
of which:
C manufacturing 972.7 982.1 986.6 987.9 973.3 982.0 0.6 -0.1 100.1 100.0
F construction 384.6 390.6 398.1 391.3 387.0 387.8 2.4 -2.8 100.6 99.3
services 3,051.3 3,046.4 3,047.6 3,066.5 3,061.1 3,069.9 9.8 23.5 100.3 100.8
of which:
G–N market services 1,767.0 1,751.7 1,761.8 1,762.2 1,757.3 1,754.9 -9.7 3.2 99.4 100.2
O–Q social public services 1,076.7 1,090.4 1,085.2 1,100.4 1,096.5 1,100.6 19.8 10.2 101.8 100.9
Local unit (location of work)
working at domestic unit 4,594.5 4,621.8 4,628.9 4,632.9 4,615.8 4,638.8 21.3 17.1 100.5 100.4
working at local unit abroad 101.3 102.0 108.3 107.3 109.2 106.3 7.9 4.2 107.8 104.2
Participation in public employment
working in public employment 68.2 72.3 66.6 62.7 62.6 60.1 -5.6 -12.2 91.8 83.1
working not in public employment 4,627.6 4,651.5 4,670.6 4,677.6 4,662.4 4,685.0 34.9 33.5 100.8 100.7

Footnotes

*Data of labour force survey refer to the population aged 15–74. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.

Explanation of symbols

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