Every third unemployed Hungarian would leave the country for work

Portfolio reports on a study conducted by Eurostat in 2016 which investigated the job mobility of young people, 20-34-year-old EU citizens. Results suggest that unemployed people show more willingness to change residence for a job, and one-third of the Hungarian participants would definitely leave the country for the prospect of a job.

Before the results are discussed in more detail, it is important to mention that the study’s Hungarian sample was small, and results need to be interpreted while considering this fact.

Half of the participating unemployed EU citizens (ages 20-34) would not change their residence for a job, 21% of them would change their residence within their country, and 12% would change residence and even move to another country within the boundaries of the EU. Only 17% of all of the participants showed a willingness to move somewhere outside of the EU.

45% of Hungarian respondents reported to be willing to move in order to get a new job, 16% of them would move to somewhere within Hungary while 29% would move abroad as well.

Unemployed people are more likely to move