In July 2021, the average monthly number of people employed was 4 million 704 thousand

The employment rate was 73.3% in May-July 2021, 1.8 percentage points higher than a year earlier

Employment rates increased in May-July 2021 compared to a year earlier in all priority age groups, except for young people aged 15-24

In May-July 2021, the employment rate was the highest in Budapest (78.9%) and the lowest in Somogy county (65.7%)

Retail trade (-23 thousand people) and social work (-15 thousand people) suffered the largest reductions; accommodation services still had 5 thousand fewer employees than a year earlier, while food services had 12 thousand more than a year earlier

In the second quarter of 2021, the number of hours worked increased by 12% compared to the same period of the previous year

At the end of the second quarter of 2021, the number of job vacancies was 25% higher than at the end of the same period of the previous year

In May-July 2021 there were 114 thousand fewer non-working people compared to the same period of last year

In July 2021, the average monthly number of unemployed persons was 189 thousand

In May-July 2021, the unemployment rate was 4.1%, 0.6 percentage point lower than a year earlier

In May-July 2021, the unemployment rate was the highest in Nógrád county (11.7%) and the lowest in Győr-Moson-Sopron county (1.2%)

Unemployment rate of 15-64 year olds by county, 3-month average data

In May-July 2021, the potential labour reserve decreased by 78 thousand persons compared to the same period of the previous year

In May-July 2021, the potential labour reserve rate was 4.8% nationally, with the highest rate in the Northern Great Plain (7.6%) and the lowest in Western Transdanubia (2.8%). In all regions, the labour reserve ratio has decreased over the last year

Potential labour reserve by region in the population aged 15-74, 3-month average data

In July 2021, Hungary's unemployment rate ranked eighth among EU countries

In July 2021, Hungary's unemployment rate was lower than the EU average; Czechia, the Netherlands, Poland, Malta and Germany had a more favourable unemployment situation

In July 2021, only Bulgaria and Poland had an increase in unemployment in the European Union compared to the same month of the previous year, while the biggest decrease was in Cyprus

In July 2021, youth unemployment was the lowest in the Netherlands (7.2%) and the highest in Greece (40.8%). Compared to the same month of the previous year, youth unemployment rate increased the most in Greece (7.7 percentage points) and decreased the most in the Netherlands (8.0 percentage points)

Unemployment rates in July showed the largest deviation in favour of men in Greece and women in Latvia

In June 2021, gross average earnings (HUF 436,300) surpassed the previous year's data by 3.5% and the previous month's by 1.1%. Certain employees in healthcare had a one-time bonus paid out in this month of the previous year, which had an impact on the yearly growth rate of the average earnings

In June 2021, monthly gross earnings were 6.4% higher year-on-year in the business sector; however these decreased by 4.0% in the budgetary sector after the one-time bonus payment for certain healthcare workers in June 2020

In June 2021, gross average earnings were 3.5% higher year-on-year; however, for the first time in a long time real earnings decreased by 1.7%. High inflation as well as the high base caused by the previous year's bonuses contributed to this trend

In June 2021, accounted gross earnings (HUF 1.3 thousand billion) significantly increased in one year, by 12.1%, in relation with the effects of the first wave pandemic measures on the labour market

Gross earnings and gross average earnings increased by 12.1 and 3.5% respectively in June 2021 compared to June of the previous year. The growth of gross earnings significantly surpassed that of average earnings, mainly due to the high base of average earnings incerased by the one-time bonuses of healthcare workers last June