In February–April 2026, the employment rate for people aged 15–64 was 74.7%, with the employment rate for men at 78.8% and for women at 70.5%; these rates remained essentially unchanged compared with the same period of the previous year

Changes in employment rate by sex
Last update: 06/04/2026

In February–April 2026, the employment rate in most regions remained essentially unchanged compared with the same period of the previous year

Employment rate of persons aged 15–64 years, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by region, February–April 2026
( 3-month average data)
Last update: 06/04/2026

In April 2026, the average number of employed persons was 4 million 619 thousand, which was 48 thousand fewer than a year earlier

Number of employed persons aged 15–74 years, by month*
Last update: 06/04/2026

In March 2026, the number of foreign citizens employed in Hungary was 108.4 thousand, 3,800 more than in the same period of the previous year. The increase continued to be driven mainly by third-country nationals

Number of employees of foreign citizenship among employers in Hungary*
Last update: 05/21/2026

In March 2026, the number of employees increased in most sections of the national economy compared with the same period of the previous year, but in manufacturing it fell significantly, by 13 thousand

Number of employed persons by section*
Last update: 05/21/2026

In February–April 2026, the unemployment rate among 15–74-year-olds was 4.5%, with the rate for both men and women likewise standing at 4.5%

Unemployment rate change by sexes
Last update: 06/04/2026

In February–April 2026, the unemployment rate was 4.6%, which in most regions remained essentially unchanged

Unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds, and its change compared to the same period of the previous year, by region, February–April 2026,
(3-month average data)
Last update: 06/04/2026

In April 2026, the number of unemployed people was 216 thousand, which was essentially unchanged from a year earlier

Monthly change in the number of unemployed persons aged 15-74*
Last update: 06/04/2026

In February–April 2026, the potential labour reserve numbered 311 thousand people

Potential labour reserve within population aged 15–74 years
Last update: 06/04/2026

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the number of job vacancies was 2.2% lower than in the same period of the previous year

Number of job vacancies by sector*
Last update: 03/12/2026