The unemployment rate in Hungary rose to 4.8% in the June to August 2026 period from 4.6% in the corresponding period a year earlier, highest recorded rate since February 2026. The number of unemployed individuals increased by 18.1 thousand from a year ago to 234.7 thousand. Of the total unemployed, 116.5 thousand were men, with an unemployment rate of 4.5%, while 118.2 thousand were women, with an unemployment rate of 5.1%. Moreover, the average time spent looking for a job was 11.7 months. Among unemployed individuals, 42.6% had been seeking work for less than three months, while the share looking for work for more than a year increased by 4.2 percentage points to 33.7%. Meanwhile, the number of employed persons decreased by 24 thousand year-on-year to 4.655 million. Employment among men is at 2.464 million, while employment among women decreased by 18.5 thousand to 2.191 million.