Labour shortage in Hungary – Lack of doctors, nurses, engineers and blue-collar workers

Labour shortage in the private sector can be observed most dominantly in engineering activities; within the industrial sector, this phenomenon can be experienced significantly in the case of blue-collar workers while the public sector is characterised by a huge scarcity of doctors, nurses, and public health experts.

As Napi describes, 50% of the responding enterprises experienced a fluctuation rate lower than 10%, while 20% of the participants noticed results between 10% and 20%. However, 14% reported a significant fluctuation rate between 20% and 40%.

According to the research carried out by Szent István University, supported by BDO Hungary, there are different influential factors that result in the labour shortage.

Despite continuously increasing average salaries, these amounts are still considered to be low. In the case of physical workers, their emigration to foreign countries is the most problematic issue.  As far as the private sector is concerned, competitors represent a serious difficulty while in the case of the public sector, the private sector’s “suction effect” was highlighted.