Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Budapest
Budapest: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 47.1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Budapest, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Budapest recorded 47.1 Thousand persons for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Budapest peaked at 112.8 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.6 Thousand persons, in 2022.
That places Budapest 328th out of 431 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Budapest, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 112.8 Thousand persons | — |
| 2014 | 80.9 Thousand persons | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 74.7 Thousand persons | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 62.2 Thousand persons | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 47.4 Thousand persons | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 46.1 Thousand persons | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 37.3 Thousand persons | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 50.6 Thousand persons | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 52.2 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 35.6 Thousand persons | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 36.3 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 39.5 Thousand persons | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 47.1 Thousand persons | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.91 Thousand persons | 37.3 Thousand persons | 112.8 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.55 Thousand persons | 35.6 Thousand persons | 52.2 Thousand persons | 6 |
More work & labour data for Budapest
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 2.17 million Persons (2023)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.4% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.8 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,288 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,288 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 911.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 78.8% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Budapest?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Budapest was 47.1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The highest recorded value was 112.8 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Budapest?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6 Thousand persons in 2022.
- How does Budapest rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Budapest ranks 328th out of 431 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Budapest?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Budapest data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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