The jobless rate in Hungary for people between the ages of 15 and 74 stood at 4.8% in February, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday.
In absolute terms, there were 231,000 unemployed. The number of employed reached 4,616,000.
For the period December-February, the average number of employed reached 4,623,000, 66,000 fewer than in the same period a year earlier. The number of people employed on the primary market stood at 4,439,000, down 87,000 from a year earlier. The number of Hungarians working abroad reached 112,000 and the number of people in fostered work programs was 72,000.
The employment rate for the 15-64 age group stood at 74.7%.
Data from the National Employment Service (NFSZ) show there were 226,000 registered jobseekers at the end of February, down 2.7% from twelve months earlier.
Jobseekers spent 11.9 months, on average, looking for work, but 37.2% of the jobless found new positions in under three months. The percentage of jobless who had been looking for work for at least one year reached 34.6%.
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