labour market

04/05/2014

Fidesz Calls For More European Efforts To Fight Unemployment

Budapest, May 3 (MTI) – The new management of the European Union will have to focus on resolving “real problems” such as unemployment, without “any further […]
01/05/2014

Outstanding Employment And Unemployment Data

According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier this morning, positive labour market trends are continuing. In the period January-March […]
26/04/2014

Hungary Jobless Rate Drops To 8.3pc In Jan-March

(MTI) – The average unemployment rate among Hungarians between the ages of 15 and 74 was 8.3 percent in January-March, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said […]
09/04/2014

Number of young Hungarians leaving country rises by half since 2000

(MTI) – The number of young Hungarians planning to either work or move abroad has risen by 50 percent since 2000, according to research published by […]
28/03/2014

Hungary jobless rate drops to 8.6pc in Dec-Feb

Budapest, March 28 (MTI) – The average unemployment rate among Hungarians between the ages of 15 and 74 was 8.6 percent in December-February, the Central Statistical […]
21/03/2014

Hungary gross wages up annual 0.9pc

Budapest, March 21 (MTI) – Overall average gross wages in Hungary increased by an annual 0.9 percent in January, but they rose by 6.0 percent if […]
13/03/2014

Most Wanted Professions In Hungary In 2014

This year the rubber product making machine-operator, the product assembler and machinist will be the most wantedjobs onthe Hungarian labour market, while in forestry, hunting, fishing […]
09/03/2014

Hungarian women earn one-fifth less than their male counterparts

(MTI) – Hungarian women earn, on average, about 21 percent less than men, according to data collected by fizetesek.hu, a salaries site run by jobs portal […]
03/03/2014

Fewer doctors, more nurses, dentists seek work abroad

Budapest, March 3 (MTI) – The number of Hungarian doctors leaving Hungary to work abroad has dropped, whereas the number of nurses, pharmacists and dentists with […]
07/02/2014

Government: EUR 650m to help young people find jobs in 2014-2020

Budapest, February 7 (MTI) – Hungary will spend a third of the amount available for employment-boosting measures, or 200 billion forints (EUR 650m), on helping young […]
04/02/2014

What is the Hungarian youth most concerned? Parties or the new iPhone? No, it’s more serious

(MTI) – Young people in Hungary worry most about future uncertainty, job security and a lack of purpose, according to a survey by market research company […]
03/02/2014

Number of doctors working after retirement down

Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – The number of doctors still working after retirement dropped by 37 percent in the third quarter of last year compared to […]
13/01/2014

Hungarians working abroad send home remittances worth 1.8 pc of GDP

(MTI) – Up to October last year, 2,403 million US dollars arrived in Hungary from remittances sent by Hungarians working abroad, equal to 1.8 percent of […]
09/01/2014

Number of women in employment exceeds 1.8 million

As Ministerial Commissioner Piroska Szalai said, who is responsible for improving the labour prospects of women, it is an outstanding achievement that the number of women […]
07/01/2014

Hungarians fearful of foreign workers – Survey

Budapest, January 7 (MTI) – Hungarians notice the consequences of foreign employees arriving in the country less than their peers in southern and western Europe but […]
03/01/2014

Hungary jobless rate drops to 9.3pc in Sep-Nov

Budapest, January 3 (MTI) – The average unemployment rate among Hungarians between the ages of 15 and 74 was 9.3 percent in September-November, the lowest one […]
30/12/2013

Employment set to exceed 4m in 2014, says labour state secy

Budapest, December 30 (MTI) – Hungary’s employment level grew in 2013 and is set to exceed 4 million in 2014, Sandor Czomba, the state secretary in […]
10/12/2013

Health-care staff shortage poses risks in near future, says VG report

Budapest, December 10 (MTI) – The shortage of employees in Hungary’s health-care sector will pose a serious risk in the near future, a human resources report […]
17/11/2013

Australia: Hungarian workers ‘brought here to be ripped off and exploited’

A group of Hungarian men brought to Australia on temporary visas to work as highly skilled technicians have instead been used as labourers on a western […]
04/10/2013

Employment at record high

The Goverment said employment increased further in Hungary, in June-August 2013, 67 thousand more people were in employment compared to the corresponding period of the previous […]