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Hungary in great trouble – critical lack of labor force
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More and more companies struggle with the lack of labor force. The most recent data shows that the number of vacant jobs hit a historical height, as Világgazdaság reports.
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) revealed that Hungary’s lack of labor force is becoming critical. 48,460 empty jobs were registered in the private sector in the second quarter of the year, which means ten thousand new ones compared to the same time last year. It is also two and a half times more than four years before.
National economy has 65,700 vacant jobs.
Public sector does not give any fresh data since 2016, so KSH counts the numbers from the end of 2015. These show 14,510 unmanned positions. There might be even more in the financial sector, as it also shows a tendency of increase.
About 50,000 jobs are unfulfilled in the competition sector.
This is critical for companies, as they are facing higher and higher lack in many sectors despite the lowering of requirements. And there are probably more unmanned positions than the statistics show. Experts estimate that Hungarian labor market could take 100,000-200,000 more skilled workers.
The most problematic sector is production industry, which could accept 19,000 more workers anytime. Eurostat claims that 80 percent of the companies blame lack of labor force as their greatest hindering factor. It was about 70 percent last year.
EASY FIX, Call in the LIBAK’s. In english, GOOSE the wages’ or loose the business. Simple, once you understand if people are expected to live, survive, live on measly rations, live, live comfortably, live nicely, live extensibly, the pay has to support the high expensive environment. Budapest has gone through the roof in prices. I’m living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the prices i saw for CASH downtown Budapest for a Hambuger, Fries, and a Beer in 2016, are way more than here. How the heck is someone going to ‘LIVE’ in Budapest at Toronto prices and earn 1/5 the wages?