Minister Szijjártó said Hungary’s economic performance returned to pre-pandemic level this summer already, whereas the global economy is projected to reach this level only by the end of next year.
Hungary’s jobless rate was 4 percent in August, edging up 0.1 percentage point from the previous month.
Almost 4.7 million Hungarians are employed and the 4 percent jobless rate is among the lowest in the European Union.
Hungary’s jobless rate was 3.9 percent in May, falling half a percentage point from the previous month and 0.6 pp from the same month a year earlier.
Hungary’s employment rate in the first quarter of 2021 grew the fastest in the European Union.
Hungary’s jobless rate stood at 4.4 percent in April, climbing 0.4 percentage point from the previous month as well as from the same month a year earlier.
After an initial plunge in employment at the end of the spring, there has been a steady rebound since the end of the summer.
The foreign minister said that in the new era of a global economy, only companies that can adapt to new challenges would be successful.
The foreign minister said he had called on the European Commission to “stop creating legal migration routes” and “insisting on bringing the African work force to Europe”.
The foreign minister said that 646 companies out of 806 bidders have now received grants totalling HUF 146 billion (EUR 418).
Aldi Hungary is hiring for 100 new positions in its outlets, for an additional 50 workplaces at its refrigerated warehouse, and for 100 spots at service centers.
In December, there were 155,200 unemployed, 8,100 fewer than in the previous month and down 12,000 from a year earlier.
The GINOP program will provide HUF 12 billion to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises increase employment across Hungary.