The unemployment rate in Hungary fell to 4.4% in September-November 2025 from 4.7% a year earlier. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 14.6 thousand year-on-year to 216.2 thousand. Of the total unemployed, 119.9 thousand were men, with their unemployment rate ticked up to 4.7% from 4.6% in the same month last year, while 96.3 thousand for women and their unemployment rate eased to 4.2% from 4.8% a year earlier. Moreover, the average time spent looking for a job was 12.3 months. Among the unemployed, 42.1% had been seeking work for less than 3 months, while 33.9% had been looking for at least a year. Meanwhile, the total employed persons declined by 35.6 thousand to 4,655.6 million. Employment among men fell by 34.6 thousand to 2,453.5 million, while employment among women decreased by 1 thousand to 2,202.1 million.