Employment Service: The number of jobseekers fell 2.8 percent in July from the previous month

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 08. 26. 11:22

The number of jobseekers fell for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in July, by 2.8 percent, and the National Employment Service (NFSZ) had 365,800 jobseekers on July closing day, 10,500 less than in June.

The NFSZ published on its website: in July, compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of jobseekers increased by 47.6 percent to almost 118,000.

In July, the ratio of registered jobseekers to the economically active population was 7.8 percent and the relative rate to the working age population was 5.5 percent. The lowest rate was measured in Budapest. (MTI)