March 1, 2023
November 2022–January 2023 compared to a year before:
The number of unemployed persons aged 15–74 increased by 13 thousand to 196 thousand, while their unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 4.0% in Hungary. Among males, the number of unemployed persons was 105 thousand, and the unemployment rate was up by 0.4 percentage points to 4.1%. Among females, the number of unemployed people was 91 thousand, and the unemployment rate was 3.9%.
The number of unemployed people aged 15–24 years was 35 thousand, with an unemployment rate of 11.6%. This age group accounted for 17.9% of all unemployed. The unemployment rate for the 25–54 age group rose by 0.3 percentage points to 3.6%, while that for the 55–74 age group increased by 0.2 percentage points to 3.1%.
The average duration of job search was 9.1 months, and 31.3% of the unemployed had been looking for a job for at least a year.
At the end of January 2023, compared to a year earlier:
According to the administrative data of the National Employment Service, the number of registered jobseekers decreased by 2.2% to 244 thousand.
Source: Hungary Statistics Office
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