State Secretary: Number of jobseekers in Hungary down compared to last year

Over 41,000 jobseekers have found work as a result of recently launched European Union-funded government placement programs.

Citing data from the National Employment Service (NFSZ), Sándor Czomba, the state secretary for employment policy, said the number of jobseekers in Hungary stood at 222,854 in May, down by more than 3,000 from the same month a year earlier.

The May figure was the lowest for the month in more than three decades. Over 41,000 jobseekers have found work as a result of recently launched European Union-funded government placement programs, he added.