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HUNGARY JUNE JOBLESS RATE 4.2%

 

Hungary’s jobless rate was 4.2% in June, edging down from 4.3% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. The rate covers unemployment among people between the ages of 15 and 74. In absolute terms, there were 210,000 unemployed in June. The number of jobholders was 4,768,000 in June, virtually unchanged from twelve months earlier. In the April-June period, the average number of employed in the age group was 4,745,000, 21,000 more than in the same period last year. The rolling three-month average jobless rate stood at 4.3%, up 0.4% from a year ago.