Economy, jobs and prices in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (Észak-Alföld, Hungary): official figures

GDP per person was 17,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 44% of the EU average (76% for Hungary); 18th highest of 20 counties in Hungary.

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• Gross earnings in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County grew 16.3% 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 Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in 2024 were in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply at 660,444 forints gross a month, and the lowest-paid in public administration and defence; compulsory social security at 319,779 forints. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Manual workers in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County earned an average of 365,829 forints gross a month in 2024, against 630,270 forints for white-collar (intellectual) staff. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Employers based in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County had an average of 149,224 employees in 2024 (126,241 of them full-time), up 20.1% on 2015. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 36% of registered jobseekers in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County had been looking for work for more than a year in December 2024, and 52% had at most a primary-school education. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Employers in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County reported 779 unfilled job vacancies on average in 2024, about 5.2 per 1,000 employees. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg compares with other counties in Hungary

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 20 of 20, highest first.

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 1 of 20, highest first.

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 3 of 20, highest first.

Job vacancies per 1,000 employees (2024)

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 18 of 20, highest first.

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 12 of 20, highest first.

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 18 of 20, highest first.

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

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ranks 4 of 20, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• 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…)
• 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…)

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