Rate of unemployment remains above 4 percent

Real earnings up by 3 percent in a year
January 7, 2026

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Rate of unemployment remains above 4 percent

In November 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 637 thousand. The number of unemployed persons was 213 thousand and the unemployment rate was 4.4%.

In the period September–November 2025, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 656 thousand, 36 thousand fewer than a year earlier. The number of employed people was down by 35 thousand to 2 million 453 thousand among males, while among females it remained unchanged at 2 million 202 thousand.

4 million 474 thousand people worked in the domestic primary labour market, 43 thousand fewer than in the same period of the previous year. The number of public workers was 75 thousand, while that of people working abroad was 106 thousand.

The employment rate for 15-64 year-olds was practically unchanged compared to the same period of the previous year at 75.0%, with a simultaneous decrease in the population and employment. This rate was 78.3% for men and 71.8% for women.

In the September–November period of 2025 the number of unemployed people aged 15–74 was 216 thousand, 15 thousand fewer than a year earlier, while the unemployment rate was 4.4%.

The number of unemployed was 120 thousand for males and 96 thousand for females. The rate was 4.7% for men and 4.2% for women.

The average duration of job search was 12.3 months, 42.1% of all unemployed had been looking for a job for less than 3 months, while 33.9% had not found a job for at least a year.

According to the administrative data of the National Employment Service (https://nfsz.munka.hu/), the number of registered job seekers at the end of November 2025 decreased by 1.9% to 221 thousand compared to a year earlier.

 

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