Five out of ten companies expect an increase in the number of employees

The domestic labor market is currently characterized by a strong demand for candidates: in the first 9 months of 2023, an average of 59% more people applied for a job advertisement than in the same period of the previous year, the unemployment rate also increased, almost 12% on a year-on-year basis. Despite this, employers reported increased recruitment budgets and resource requirements, according to this year’s HR Map survey by Profession.hu.