FX.co ★ Hungary Jobless Rate Rises to 4.7% in July–September

Hungary’s unemployment rate rose to 4.7% in the July–September 2026 period, up from 4.5% a year earlier. The number of unemployed increased by 8.4 thousand year-on-year to 229.9 thousand. Among men, the unemployment rate was 4.5%, with 115.8 thousand unemployed, while among women it was higher at 4.9%, with 114.1 thousand unemployed. The average job search duration was 11.6 months. Of all unemployed persons, 43.1% had been looking for work for less than three months, while the proportion seeking employment for more than a year rose by 3.3 percentage points to 32.5%. At the same time, the number of employed people fell by 10 thousand year-on-year to 4.669 million. Employment among men stood at 2.475 million, while female employment declined by 15.0 thousand to 2.194 million.