The data show 3,733 Hungarians registered as jobseekers for the first time during the month. The total number of new jobseeker registrations, including repeat registrations, reached 31,051.
Around 42% of registered jobseekers received no jobseekers' allowance or social assistance in October.
About 36% had been seeking work for longer than a year.
Jobseekers were registered for 490 days on average.