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Hungary Jobless Rate Rises to 4.4% in September-November
Hungary's jobless rate rose to 4.4 percent in the September-November 2020 period from 3.5 percent in the corresponding period of last year, amid the pandemic crisis. The number of unemployed increased by 40 thousand to 204 thousand, while employment fell by 26 thousand to 4.48 million. The average duration of unemployment was 11.5 months and 32.8 percent of unemployed people had been looking for a job for one year or more.
Published on 2021-01-05

Hungary Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.3% in August-October
Hungary's jobless rate rose to 4.3 percent in the August–October 2020 period from 3.5 percent in the corresponding period of last year, amid the coronavirus crisis. The number of unemployed people increased by 38.6 thousand to 202.2 thousand, while employment fell by 38.0 thousand to 4.48 million.
Published on 2020-11-27

Hungary Jobless Rate Rises to 4.4% in Q3
The unemployment rate in Hungary increased to 4.4 percent in the three-month period to September of 2020 from 3.5 percent a year earlier, amid the adverse effects of the prolonged pandemic. The number of unemployed went up to 208.3 thousand from 162.5 thousand while the number of employed decreased to 4,485.5 thousand from 4,521 thousand. The average duration of unemployment was 10.8 months and 30.9 percent of unemployed people had been searching for a job for one year or more.
Published on 2020-10-29

Hungary Jobless Rate Remains at 3-Year High
The unemployment rate in Hungary increased to 4.6 percent in August of 2020 from 3.4 percent a year earlier, mainly reflecting the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of unemployed went up to 214.4 thousand from 156.9 thousand. Female unemployment was higher and growing faster than male unemployment: the number of unemployed women went up to 105 thousand and the unemployment rate to 5 percent. Among men aged 15–74, the number of unemployed increased to 109 thousand, and the unemployment rate to 4.2 percent. The average duration of unemployment was 9.8 months and 25.9 percent of unemployed people had been looking for a job for one year or more.
Published on 2020-09-29

Hungary Jobless Rate Highest in Near 4 Years
The unemployment rate in Hungary increased to 4.8 percent in July of 2020 from 3.4 percent a year earlier. It is the highest rate since September of 2016, mainly reflecting the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of unemployed went up to 224.3 thousand from 157.89 thousand. Female unemployment was higher and growing faster than male unemployment: the number of unemployed women went up to 106 thousand and the unemployment rate to 5.1 percent. Among men aged 15–74, the number of unemployed increased to 118 thousand, and the unemployment rate to 4.6 percent. Meanwhile, employment went down to 4.43 million from 4.51 million.
Published on 2020-08-28

Hungary Jobless Rate at Near 3-Year High
The unemployment rate in Hungary increased to 4.6 percent in June of 2020 from 3.3 percent a year earlier. It reached the highest rate since April of 2017, mainly reflecting the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of unemployed went up to 214.6 thousand from 155.48 thousand. Female unemployment was higher and rising faster: unemployed rose by 35 thousand to 102 thousand, and the unemployment rate by 1.7 percentage points to 4.9 percent. Among men aged 15–74, the number of unemployed increased by 24 thousand to 112 thousand, and the unemployment rate by 1 percentage point to 4.4 percent. Meanwhile, employment went down to 4.40 million from 4.51 million.
Published on 2020-07-29

Hungary Jobless Rate Highest since 2017
Hungary's unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent in the three-month period to May of 2020 from 3.4 percent in the corresponding period of last year, reflecting the initial effects of the global pandemic. That was the highest jobless rate since the third quarter of 2017, as the number of unemployed went up by 29.8 thousand to 190.2 thousand. Meantime, employed fell by 97.3 thousand to 4,403.1 thousand. Meantime, the activity rate dropped to 62 percent from 62.8 percent a year earlier and the employment rate also fell to 59.4 percent from 60.7 percent.
Published on 2020-06-29

Hungary Jobless Rate at 1-2/-Year High of 3.8%
Hungary's unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent in the three-month period to April of 2020 from 3.5 percent in the corresponding period of last year. That was the highest jobless rate since the third quarter of 2018, as the number of unemployed increased by 11.7 thousand to 174.1 thousand. Meantime, employed fell by 55.7 thousand to 4,435.9 thousand. Still, the economic consequences of the coronavirus epidemic still did not fully affect the period under review, so its effects are more pronounced than before, but not fully reflected in the reported unemployment data.
Published on 2020-05-27

Hungary Jobless Rate Rises to Over 1-Year High of 3.7%
Hungary's unemployment rate rose to 3.7 percent in the three-month period to March of 2020 from 3.6 percent in the corresponding period of last year, as the number of unemployed increased by 7.3 thousand to 173 thousand. Meantime, employed dropped by 38.5 thousand to 4,362.4 thousand.
Published on 2020-04-28

Hungary Jobless Rate Drops to 3.5% in Dec-Feb
Hungary's unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in the three-month period to February of 2020 from 3.6 percent in the corresponding period of last year, as the number of unemployed decreased by 4.4 thousand to 163.7 thousand. Meantime, employed went down by 7.8 thousand to 4,489.6 thousand.
Published on 2020-03-27

Hungary Jobless Rate Falls to 3.4% in Nov-Jan
Hungary's jobless rate fell to 3.4 percent in the three months to January of 2020 from 3.7 percent in the corresponding period of last year, as the number of unemployed people dropped by 9.5 thousand to 160.3 thousand.
Published on 2020-02-27

Hungary Jobless Rate Falls to 3.3% in Oct-Dec
Hungary's jobless rate fell to 3.3 percent in the three months to December 2019 from 3.6 percent in the corresponding period of last year, as the number of unemployed people dropped by 12 thousand to 155.2 thousand. Considering 2019 as a whole, the jobless rate was at 3.4 percent, 0.3 percentage point lower than in 2018.
Published on 2020-01-29

Hungary Unemployment Rate Falls in Sep-Nov
Hungary's jobless rate edged down to 3.5 percent in the three months to November 2019 from 3.6 percent in the same period last year, as the number of unemployed people declined by 5.4 thousand to 163.3 thousand.
Published on 2020-01-07

Hungary Jobless Rate Falls to 3.5% in Aug-Oct
Hungary's unemployment rate decreased to 3.5 percent in August-October 2019 from 3.7 percent in the corresponding period of the previous year, as the number of unemployed fell by 9.3 thousand to 163.6 thousand while employment increased by 18.4 thousand to 4.52 million. The employment rate rose to 60.9 percent from 60.6 percent a year ago, while the activity rate went up to 63.1 percent from 62.9 percent.
Published on 2019-11-27

Hungary Jobless Rate at 3.5% in Q3
Hungary's unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent in July-September 2019 from 3.8 percent in the corresponding period of the previous year, as the number of unemployed fell by 15 thousand to 163 thousand while employment increased by 34 thousand to 4.52 million. The employment rate rose to 60.9 percent from 60.4 percent a year ago, while the activity rate went up to 63.1 percent from 62.8 percent.
Published on 2019-10-29

Hungary Jobless Rate Falls to 3.4%
Hungary's unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in May-July 2019 from 3.8 percent in the corresponding period of the previous year while employment rose by 33.9 thousand to 4.518 million. Among genders, the jobless rate was lower for men (3.2 percent from 3.4 percent) than for women (3.6 percent from 4.1 percent). The number of unemployed went down by 16.2 thousand to 156.9 thousand. The youth unemployment rate (15-24 age group) fell to 2.9 percent from 3.4 percent a year earlier. Meantime, the labour force participation rate increased slightly to 63.0 percent from 62.6 percent a year ago and the employment rate rose to 60.9 percent from 60.3 percent.
Published on 2019-09-27

Hungary Jobless Rate Edges Down to 3.4% in May-July
Hungary's unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in May-July 2019 from 3.6 percent in the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of unemployed went down by 8.3 thousand to 157.9 thousand while employment rose by 34.3 thousand to 4.518 million. Among genders, the jobless rate decreased for women (3.3 percent from 3.8 percent) and was unchanged for men (at 3.4 percent). The 15-24 age group registered the highest jobless rate (11.1 percent), followed by the 25-54 age group (2.9 percent) and the 55-74 age group (2.6 percent). Meantime, the labour force participation rate increased slightly to 63.0 percent from 62.5 percent a year ago and the employment rate rose to 60.9 percent from 60.3 percent.
Published on 2019-08-28

Hungary Jobless Rate Falls to Fresh Record Low
Hungary's unemployment rate decreased to an all-time low of 3.3 percent in April-June 2019 from 3.6 percent in the corresponding period of the previous year, as the number of unemployed fell by 4.9 thousand to 155.5 thousand while employment rose 10.5 thousand to 4.510,9 million. At the same time, the labour force participation rate rose by 0.5 percent from the previous year to 62.9 percent in the second quarter of 2019 and employment rate went up 0.6 percent to 60.8 percent.
Published on 2019-07-29

Hungary Jobless Rate Falls to New Record Low
Hungary's unemployment rate decreased to an all-time low of 3.4 percent in March-May 2019 from 3.7 percent in the corresponding period one year ago, as the number of unemployed fell by 10.3 thousand to 160 thousand while employment rose by 43.3 thousand to 4.500 million.
Published on 2019-06-27

Hungary Jobless Rate Falls to Record Low in Feb-April
Hungary's unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent in the three-month period to April 2019 from 3.8 percent in the same period of the previous year. It is the lowest jobless rate since the series began in 1999. The number of unemployed fell by 14.6 thousand from a year earlier to 162 thousand and employment rose by 47 thousand to 4492 million. Also, the activity rate went up to 62.7 percent from 62.1 percent. By genders, the jobless rate decreased for women (3.5 percent vs 4.3 percent in Feb-April 2018) while it rose for men (3.5 percent vs 3.4 percent). The 15-24 age group registered the highest jobless rate (10.8 percent), followed by the 25-54 age group (3.1 percent) and the 55-74 age group (2.2 percent).
Published on 2019-05-29