Economy, jobs and prices in Észak-Alföld, Hungary: official figures

GDP per person was 19,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 50% of the EU average; 7th highest of 8 regions in Hungary. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.

More figures

• Gross earnings in Észak-Alföld (Northern Great Plain) grew 15.5% between 2023 and 2024, compared with 13.2% nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• By sector, the best-paid full-time jobs in Észak-Alföld (Northern Great Plain) in 2024 were in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply at 795,431 forints gross a month, and the lowest-paid in accommodation and food service activities at 359,555 forints. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Manual workers in Észak-Alföld (Northern Great Plain) earned an average of 401,155 forints gross a month in 2024, against 679,176 forints for white-collar (intellectual) staff. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Employers based in Észak-Alföld (Northern Great Plain) had an average of 415,012 employees in 2024 (352,412 of them full-time), up 20.8% on 2015. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 38% of registered jobseekers in Észak-Alföld (Northern Great Plain) had been looking for work for more than a year in December 2024, and 47% had at most a primary-school education. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Employers in Észak-Alföld (Northern Great Plain) reported 3,200 unfilled job vacancies on average in 2024, about 7.7 per 1,000 employees. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Észak-Alföld compares with other statistical regions

Average monthly gross earnings of full-time employees (HUF) (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 8 of 8, highest first.

Growth in average gross earnings, 2015 to 2024 (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 1 of 8, highest first.

Registered jobseekers per 100 economically active people, December 2024 (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 2 of 8, highest first.

Job vacancies per 1,000 employees (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 5 of 8, highest first.

Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)

Észak-Alföld ranks 2 of 8, highest first.

Unemployment rate, women (2025)

Észak-Alföld ranks 3 of 8, highest first.

Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)

Észak-Alföld ranks 7 of 8, highest first.

Real growth in gross value added (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 3 of 8, highest first.

Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 8 of 8, highest first.

Compensation per employee (euros) (2023)

Észak-Alföld ranks 7 of 8, highest first.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)

Észak-Alföld ranks 6 of 8, highest first.

Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 4 of 8, highest first.

Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 8 of 8, highest first.

Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)

Észak-Alföld ranks 2 of 8, highest first.

More on Észak-Alföld: overview · health · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government and politics · Hungary

Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (purchasing power standards), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c21f724d14a6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 537f99167955…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP (million euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e3677c4e6d67…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Unemployment rate (age 15-74), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 13f5037ce93a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Youth unemployment rate (age 15-24), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83bb1aebc10b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rate (age 20-64), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 03191283bf5f…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset rd_e_gerdreg: Research and development spending (% of GDP), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36a9132b2284…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Unemployment rates by sex, age, educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ac151d8a46d5…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rates by sex, age and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 51bfca80dc8b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tran_r_vehst: Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5adf37bcb393…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gvagr: Real growth rate of regional gross value added (GVA) at basic prices by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ba2c4bdc7c37…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2coe: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 895d7cc9e826…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tour_occ_nin2: Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 06f6a82909c0…)
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.1 Labour (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d973255c0375…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu2ltu: Long-term unemployment (12 months and more) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3d5d17a32863…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.