The number of employed reached 4,684,000 in January, an increase of 32,000 compared to a year earlier. Over November-January, the average number of employed was 4,697,000.
Employment on the primary labor market remained stable at 4,525,000, while the number of Hungarians working abroad was little changed at 106,000.
The number of participants in fostered (public) work programs held steady at 66,000.
The employment rate for the 15-64 age group stood at 75.1%.
Data from the National Employment Service indicated that the number of registered jobseekers at the end of November was 230,000, down 1.2% from a year earlier.
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