Period, quarters Budapesta Pesta Central Transdanubia Western Transdanubia Southern Transdanubia Northern Hungary Northern Great Plain Southern Great Plain Total
Employee
2009 Q1 659.7 433.2 409.6 373.5 297.0 363.7 435.1 411.7 3,383.5
Q2 657.3 439.0 412.8 372.3 304.1 369.8 451.4 417.1 3,423.8
Q3 657.4 436.6 399.8 368.3 306.6 368.7 456.5 423.8 3,417.6
Q4 655.0 433.0 400.2 366.1 309.0 369.2 454.2 422.1 3,408.9
2010 Q1 639.8 434.3 392.6 361.6 297.0 364.7 440.2 414.2 3,344.5
Q2 639.1 438.8 394.2 361.7 309.8 369.9 458.5 427.4 3,399.5
Q3 638.2 437.1 403.4 362.9 312.2 371.0 472.4 436.4 3,433.6
Q4 638.4 438.4 404.6 369.6 299.9 372.6 467.3 432.4 3,423.4
2011 Q1 637.5 441.0 405.9 371.4 287.7 357.8 438.9 419.0 3,359.2
Q2 639.1 445.2 413.5 375.6 294.6 367.5 465.7 424.3 3,425.7
Q3 644.7 442.5 416.5 382.4 296.5 373.0 480.4 434.0 3,470.0
Q4 648.4 445.4 419.5 384.2 297.8 372.6 478.7 430.7 3,477.3
2012 Q1 647.7 452.3 407.8 372.4 286.2 367.9 461.5 420.6 3,416.4
Q2 652.4 447.2 416.6 382.5 295.8 373.6 483.7 437.0 3,488.7
Q3 672.5 450.7 417.0 386.0 308.1 376.0 493.9 448.4 3,552.7
Q4 667.0 454.7 418.1 378.3 308.6 373.1 484.5 448.5 3,532.7
2013 Q1 666.6 452.6 409.4 372.9 295.3 367.6 457.5 427.0 3,449.0
Q2 672.9 465.0 418.9 382.8 316.2 382.9 494.2 446.7 3,579.7
Q3 671.5 466.0 429.3 394.2 321.5 391.2 507.2 453.1 3,634.0
Q4 656.5 477.0 427.6 401.5 321.9 398.9 513.1 451.5 3,648.1
2014 Q1 675.9 474.1 426.3 414.0 319.9 395.9 515.7 443.1 3,665.0
Q2 688.4 477.2 436.7 414.1 325.6 397.9 524.1 457.3 3,721.3
Q3 701.9 482.5 443.8 415.8 336.4 409.5 539.1 471.0 3,800.1
Q4 704.8 482.9 444.8 411.5 329.4 417.0 548.1 469.6 3,808.0
2015 Q1 709.1 481.2 446.1 401.4 327.7 414.1 526.8 467.5 3,774.0
Q2 707.1 499.2 448.4 411.3 337.1 432.1 545.7 474.7 3,855.6
Q3 721.7 498.1 460.8 418.0 337.9 436.5 556.7 482.9 3,912.6
Q4 732.1 495.0 459.7 418.2 334.5 434.7 552.4 482.8 3,909.3
2016 Q1 740.5 497.0 454.5 421.5 338.0 435.2 545.2 479.6 3,911.6
Q2 761.7 498.8 460.4 419.1 346.7 448.5 567.0 491.7 3,993.9
Q3 770.3 509.9 463.2 430.7 348.1 450.2 576.9 488.8 4,038.1
Q4 776.2 513.7 469.0 429.2 345.8 450.8 582.6 495.9 4,063.1
2017 Q1 769.4 512.0 471.0 431.8 338.8 444.8 574.5 492.2 4,034.7
Q2 772.3 508.3 479.1 439.5 340.5 453.5 588.0 503.9 4,085.0
Q3 760.0 520.3 477.5 442.1 344.8 456.2 594.7 506.4 4,101.9
Q4 755.8 534.7 473.5 446.8 342.6 452.3 599.2 506.7 4,111.6
2018 Q1 735.0 546.0 477.8 444.7 338.8 452.9 592.0 501.0 4,088.3
Q2 737.8 537.7 478.3 443.8 345.8 462.7 602.0 508.7 4,116.8
Q3 737.4 539.4 482.7 433.3 351.3 470.6 599.3 515.2 4,129.2
Q4 744.4 552.9 472.1 435.0 348.5 467.5 597.9 517.3 4,135.6
2019 Q1 746.6 553.4 473.0 433.7 350.4 464.0 596.4 520.1 4,137.5
Q2 736.6 559.1 474.8 439.6 350.4 463.8 597.3 514.0 4,135.5
Q3 732.4 558.4 476.3 444.3 348.8 464.4 592.0 518.7 4,135.3
Q4 737.0 550.0 470.6 443.3 344.8 461.9 591.7 509.0 4,108.3
2020 Q1 737.4 548.4 465.5 434.5 329.5 449.1 580.4 512.0 4,056.8
Q2 733.2 541.9 456.6 417.6 336.0 444.1 568.4 488.6 3,986.3
Q3 744.2 547.7 464.5 430.2 335.0 442.5 578.5 505.0 4,047.6
Q4 733.8 552.7 463.7 428.9 334.8 439.9 568.6 499.4 4,021.8
2021 Q1 726.3 551.1 464.6 416.4 328.4 429.3 562.1 498.8 3,977.0
Q2 743.2 551.9 466.4 423.9 334.8 434.2 571.8 496.6 4,022.8
Q3 748.9 555.2 466.5 432.6 337.0 436.8 583.0 495.7 4,055.6
Q4 758.5 566.6 472.0 438.4 338.2 430.3 576.6 498.9 4,079.4
2022 Q1 755.1 566.4 471.0 436.9 337.4 430.0 577.7 494.5 4,069.1
Q2 754.9 567.8 472.9 431.3 342.9 429.6 588.9 496.9 4,085.2
Q3 746.9 570.3 476.6 430.0 348.2 437.3 590.3 491.4 4,091.1
Q4 746.9 569.6 476.0 426.5 347.1 442.1 582.6 491.8 4,082.7
2023 Q1 760.4 577.1 471.4 429.7 343.2 441.2 588.3 478.9 4,090.2
Q2 759.6 582.2 479.5 432.7 341.6 443.7 598.7 483.5 4,121.4
Q3 772.7 580.4 484.3 442.4 342.1 443.9 587.0 475.4 4,128.1
Q4 790.1 586.8 477.1 448.3 342.8 437.9 584.2 483.9 4,151.1
2024 Q1 802.6 590.6 477.6 447.6 328.3 437.0 581.0 486.5 4,151.1
Q2 792.5 605.1 470.1 438.1 332.2 442.5 583.0 490.7 4,154.2
Q3 792.6 595.0 477.3 435.0 328.1 446.6 588.8 494.2 4,157.6
Q4 804.4 595.8 471.9 427.1 336.3 438.4 581.5 487.8 4,143.1
2025 Q1 799.6 594.1 457.3 418.7 341.3 437.0 579.8 493.9 4,121.7
Q2 775.8 591.3 465.9 416.4 331.9 437.1 573.0 492.9 4,084.3
Q3 805.6 581.6 458.0 405.9 340.1 440.3 572.9 501.9 4,106.2
Q4 796.3 598.2 453.8 402.6 337.2 433.4 573.7 487.9 4,083.1
2026 Q1 801.1 595.9 448.0 408.1 333.0 431.5 572.9 488.1 4,078.4
Q2
Q3
Q4
Self-employed
2009 Q1 108.5 71.7 41.7 47.9 39.7 43.9 62.0 71.3 486.7
Q2 109.2 68.7 40.8 47.2 38.7 42.9 61.6 70.5 479.4
Q3 104.6 64.3 44.2 51.9 41.4 39.4 57.5 71.4 474.6
Q4 108.8 68.1 43.9 51.1 37.8 39.4 57.4 69.5 476.0
2010 Q1 107.7 65.3 44.8 51.1 40.9 34.3 56.7 69.3 470.2
Q2 107.1 60.9 45.8 50.9 40.4 33.9 58.3 67.9 465.3
Q3 103.7 63.7 48.2 50.6 40.8 34.9 57.1 69.7 468.8
Q4 103.8 63.2 48.1 48.2 43.5 33.9 59.2 66.3 466.2
2011 Q1 107.3 62.0 47.8 44.5 44.6 34.0 59.2 67.1 466.5
Q2 111.0 62.4 44.4 45.3 48.2 33.5 58.2 67.4 470.3
Q3 111.2 65.2 46.8 44.0 42.3 34.6 57.3 66.4 468.0
Q4 107.6 64.0 41.7 44.5 39.0 35.6 56.5 64.9 453.7
2012 Q1 112.3 61.1 40.4 47.3 37.3 30.0 55.7 63.5 447.6
Q2 112.3 60.8 40.2 49.0 41.0 32.0 58.2 63.5 456.9
Q3 116.9 61.6 42.8 51.2 37.0 31.0 59.4 63.4 463.2
Q4 120.6 59.8 41.6 47.0 36.4 32.4 60.3 60.4 458.4
2013 Q1 122.0 56.2 40.0 48.6 36.0 31.6 57.0 60.7 452.1
Q2 116.2 56.9 40.3 48.2 35.9 30.5 55.8 59.9 443.6
Q3 110.8 62.3 39.7 44.0 36.2 31.9 60.6 57.3 442.8
Q4 118.8 64.7 41.3 43.2 32.8 33.7 58.2 57.5 450.1
2014 Q1 119.7 69.2 42.3 43.2 32.9 33.2 54.5 57.6 452.7
Q2 117.6 69.4 46.5 43.5 35.8 34.5 50.2 64.5 462.0
Q3 114.1 69.5 46.6 43.7 36.2 34.5 54.5 64.6 463.8
Q4 109.8 64.1 44.1 42.9 35.1 33.7 53.3 61.1 444.0
2015 Q1 109.3 62.5 45.2 48.9 34.7 30.9 51.9 58.8 442.1
Q2 113.1 64.3 49.2 51.8 36.2 32.7 55.0 58.8 461.2
Q3 117.9 67.7 47.1 48.1 34.7 32.5 56.0 67.2 471.1
Q4 118.0 75.5 44.1 49.6 33.3 31.6 58.4 64.1 474.6
2016 Q1 112.3 78.1 43.0 44.7 32.7 32.3 57.8 70.7 471.6
Q2 104.4 82.1 42.6 49.0 33.4 32.3 56.9 75.1 475.8
Q3 110.8 77.1 43.2 48.5 33.8 29.0 55.8 78.0 476.1
Q4 101.4 79.2 40.4 47.9 37.3 29.9 57.8 76.9 470.7
2017 Q1 96.8 78.1 41.5 44.8 37.8 30.4 55.7 74.6 459.7
Q2 98.1 81.7 39.9 43.5 36.6 32.3 55.1 66.9 454.2
Q3 120.6 78.4 41.9 44.7 35.0 31.8 54.4 64.6 471.3
Q4 119.3 75.6 39.3 43.9 33.9 34.9 54.8 64.3 465.9
2018 Q1 119.6 72.9 38.5 44.2 34.5 35.2 56.1 70.3 471.2
Q2 125.2 73.3 40.8 43.6 37.6 33.9 53.5 62.3 470.3
Q3 123.4 76.3 40.7 46.5 40.9 32.6 54.6 64.0 479.0
Q4 116.4 74.4 44.2 46.2 37.1 30.3 56.6 64.9 470.1
2019 Q1 122.3 74.9 47.1 47.1 36.0 32.8 57.1 61.3 478.6
Q2 125.9 71.0 45.4 50.4 33.0 33.6 60.3 61.5 481.0
Q3 133.3 78.8 45.3 47.6 34.1 32.3 57.2 58.9 487.4
Q4 141.1 90.0 45.2 48.9 31.3 38.3 54.9 63.7 513.4
2020 Q1 135.3 87.9 48.8 54.2 34.2 41.1 56.1 60.7 518.4
Q2 137.6 91.7 51.6 55.1 37.6 40.7 60.2 58.9 533.4
Q3 128.8 87.3 52.5 54.8 45.7 40.7 62.9 65.2 537.8
Q4 131.9 92.1 56.7 56.1 43.8 43.5 68.6 65.0 557.5
2021 Q1 124.0 90.7 58.9 58.1 45.7 43.4 67.6 70.8 559.3
Q2 126.9 100.0 55.4 58.2 45.7 46.5 67.6 73.9 574.1
Q3 128.0 101.5 59.9 59.6 44.6 49.5 66.7 74.9 584.7
Q4 131.8 99.8 58.2 56.6 44.0 53.0 67.8 74.9 586.0
2022 Q1 139.6 94.3 59.9 51.4 45.0 52.2 65.2 74.3 581.6
Q2 134.3 99.5 59.0 53.0 41.8 57.6 61.5 74.9 581.7
Q3 144.4 96.7 57.4 57.6 39.3 58.5 65.0 73.9 592.9
Q4 143.1 98.6 55.4 59.8 39.7 51.9 70.1 75.7 594.4
2023 Q1 135.8 94.7 55.8 55.8 38.9 51.1 67.6 78.9 578.6
Q2 132.3 97.2 57.5 56.7 41.7 47.6 64.4 80.3 577.8
Q3 128.5 94.5 54.4 56.9 40.3 49.3 70.3 87.3 581.5
Q4 123.2 95.6 56.1 52.8 39.4 47.5 66.6 80.1 561.2
2024 Q1 110.2 85.8 55.2 51.8 47.2 46.0 63.2 79.6 539.0
Q2 128.1 89.5 57.3 54.1 47.5 40.7 59.8 78.7 555.7
Q3 132.1 84.4 60.2 54.8 40.8 35.2 68.5 75.0 550.9
Q4 126.4 85.4 61.3 53.5 42.8 35.6 67.4 73.3 545.7
2025 Q1 125.3 91.3 66.6 64.1 44.6 33.2 73.7 71.5 570.3
Q2 123.9 92.2 58.4 66.4 48.0 34.6 77.9 75.1 576.5
Q3 114.6 96.6 56.9 73.7 46.1 38.7 77.7 68.7 572.9
Q4 105.9 88.5 57.7 67.8 47.7 42.2 72.0 77.6 559.3
2026 Q1 108.6 89.9 51.0 68.4 45.2 42.3 69.0 74.6 549.0
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
2009 Q1 768.2 505.6 452.0 422.4 337.4 408.3 498.6 484.4 3,877.0
Q2 767.3 508.8 454.4 420.2 343.5 413.3 513.9 489.0 3,910.4
Q3 763.6 501.6 445.1 420.6 348.5 408.7 514.7 496.6 3,899.4
Q4 764.9 502.4 445.1 417.2 347.2 409.0 512.3 492.9 3,891.1
2010 Q1 749.9 501.2 438.4 412.9 338.2 399.5 497.1 484.6 3,821.8
Q2 747.8 500.1 441.3 413.3 350.8 404.5 517.0 496.0 3,870.9
Q3 742.6 501.8 452.8 414.6 353.4 406.4 529.6 506.6 3,907.8
Q4 743.2 502.4 453.8 418.8 343.6 407.1 526.7 499.0 3,894.7
2011 Q1 745.8 504.0 454.4 416.9 332.8 392.4 498.8 486.7 3,831.9
Q2 751.0 508.6 458.4 421.5 343.1 401.5 524.4 492.4 3,900.8
Q3 756.9 508.6 463.6 426.9 339.1 408.1 538.1 501.0 3,942.2
Q4 757.7 510.8 461.6 429.3 337.0 408.3 535.4 496.7 3,936.9
2012 Q1 761.0 515.0 448.9 420.6 323.6 398.6 517.2 485.3 3,870.3
Q2 765.4 508.8 457.3 432.1 337.1 406.2 541.8 501.6 3,950.3
Q3 789.4 512.9 459.8 437.6 346.2 407.5 553.6 512.6 4,019.6
Q4 787.9 515.8 460.0 425.6 345.3 405.7 544.9 509.6 3,994.7
2013 Q1 789.7 510.4 450.0 421.7 331.7 399.6 514.7 488.9 3,906.6
Q2 790.6 523.3 460.0 431.1 352.5 413.8 550.1 506.9 4,028.3
Q3 783.9 529.5 469.3 438.3 358.2 423.2 568.3 511.0 4,081.7
Q4 775.5 542.6 469.1 444.7 354.7 432.7 571.6 509.6 4,100.5
2014 Q1 797.3 544.8 471.1 459.8 360.8 442.3 582.9 506.1 4,165.1
Q2 806.9 547.4 484.2 458.6 363.8 435.7 577.2 522.5 4,196.3
Q3 816.6 552.3 491.4 460.2 373.0 445.1 595.0 536.6 4,270.1
Q4 815.4 547.3 489.9 454.5 365.4 451.8 603.3 531.1 4,258.8
2015 Q1 819.9 545.0 492.6 451.5 363.5 448.6 585.9 528.8 4,235.8
Q2 821.1 564.0 497.9 464.0 373.6 466.7 602.6 534.1 4,324.0
Q3 841.1 565.9 508.3 466.5 372.6 470.7 615.0 550.3 4,390.4
Q4 851.3 570.5 504.0 468.1 367.9 467.7 613.2 547.4 4,390.2
2016 Q1 854.1 575.7 498.2 466.4 371.1 469.1 604.9 551.0 4,390.5
Q2 866.9 581.4 503.4 469.9 381.4 480.8 624.8 567.7 4,476.4
Q3 881.9 587.8 506.7 480.0 382.5 479.5 635.0 567.8 4,521.1
Q4 878.5 593.6 509.7 478.3 383.6 481.4 642.1 573.8 4,540.9
2017 Q1 867.4 591.2 512.7 477.5 376.7 475.3 630.2 567.1 4,498.0
Q2 870.4 590.2 519.5 483.5 377.1 485.8 643.1 571.3 4,541.0
Q3 880.8 599.3 519.9 487.2 379.7 488.0 649.1 571.2 4,575.2
Q4 875.6 610.8 513.1 490.9 376.5 487.2 654.0 571.3 4,579.3
2018 Q1 854.9 619.3 516.8 489.3 373.7 488.1 649.1 571.4 4,562.4
Q2 863.3 611.6 519.5 488.1 384.0 496.6 655.9 571.0 4,589.9
Q3 860.8 617.2 524.2 480.6 392.5 503.2 654.4 579.1 4,612.0
Q4 860.8 628.6 517.2 481.8 385.7 497.9 654.9 582.2 4,609.2
2019 Q1 868.9 629.6 521.5 481.8 387.1 496.8 654.1 581.5 4,621.3
Q2 864.3 630.7 521.0 491.2 384.3 497.4 658.3 575.6 4,622.7
Q3 867.5 638.1 521.8 493.0 383.2 496.7 649.7 577.7 4,627.7
Q4 879.8 640.6 516.0 493.1 376.2 500.2 646.7 573.1 4,625.8
2020 Q1 873.9 637.2 514.8 489.9 364.0 490.2 636.7 572.9 4,579.6
Q2 872.5 634.2 508.2 474.0 374.1 484.8 629.2 547.7 4,524.7
Q3 874.3 635.0 517.1 485.9 380.8 483.2 641.9 570.5 4,588.7
Q4 866.8 645.0 520.6 485.7 378.9 483.4 637.3 564.6 4,582.3
2021 Q1 850.3 641.8 523.6 474.5 374.1 472.7 629.7 569.6 4,536.3
Q2 870.1 651.9 521.8 482.1 380.4 480.7 639.4 570.5 4,596.9
Q3 876.9 656.7 526.4 492.2 381.6 486.3 649.7 570.6 4,640.3
Q4 890.3 666.4 530.2 495.0 382.2 483.2 644.4 573.7 4,665.5
2022 Q1 894.7 660.7 530.9 488.3 382.4 482.2 642.8 568.8 4,650.7
Q2 889.2 667.2 531.9 484.3 384.7 487.3 650.5 571.7 4,666.9
Q3 891.4 667.0 534.1 487.6 387.5 495.8 655.4 565.3 4,684.0
Q4 890.0 668.2 531.5 486.3 386.8 494.1 652.8 567.4 4,677.0
2023 Q1 896.2 671.7 527.2 485.4 382.2 492.3 655.9 557.9 4,668.8
Q2 891.8 679.4 537.0 489.4 383.3 491.4 663.1 563.8 4,699.2
Q3 901.2 674.9 538.7 499.3 382.4 493.2 657.3 562.7 4,709.6
Q4 913.2 682.4 533.2 501.1 382.2 485.4 650.9 564.0 4,712.3
2024 Q1 912.8 676.3 532.9 499.4 375.5 483.0 644.2 566.1 4,690.1
Q2 920.6 694.5 527.4 492.2 379.6 483.2 642.8 569.4 4,709.8
Q3 924.6 679.5 537.6 489.8 368.9 481.8 657.3 569.2 4,708.6
Q4 930.8 681.2 533.2 480.5 379.1 474.0 648.8 561.1 4,688.8
2025 Q1 925.0 685.4 523.9 482.8 385.9 470.2 653.4 565.4 4,692.0
Q2 899.7 683.5 524.3 482.8 379.9 471.7 650.9 568.0 4,660.7
Q3 920.1 678.2 514.9 479.6 386.2 479.0 650.6 570.6 4,679.1
Q4 902.2 686.7 511.5 470.4 384.9 475.6 645.7 565.4 4,642.4
2026 Q1 909.7 685.7 499.0 476.5 378.2 473.7 641.9 562.7 4,627.4
Q2
Q3
Q4

Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base. Data of labour force survey refer to the population aged 15–74. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.
aBudapest and Pest are planning and statistical regions according to the territorial code system in force since 1 January 2018, formerly county.

Explanation of symbols

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