Economy, jobs and prices in Heves (Észak-Magyarország, Hungary): official figures

GDP per person was 21,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 54% of the EU average (76% for Hungary); 12th highest of 20 counties in Hungary.

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• Gross earnings in Heves County grew 12.5% 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 Heves County in 2024 were in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply at 867,166 forints gross a month, and the lowest-paid in accommodation and food service activities at 361,616 forints. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Manual workers in Heves County earned an average of 473,150 forints gross a month in 2024, against 738,636 forints for white-collar (intellectual) staff. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• There were 80,502 employees on average at organisations headquartered in Heves County in 2024, of whom 66,994 worked full-time; the number was up 25.4% compared with 2015. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 38% of registered jobseekers in Heves County had been looking for work for more than a year in December 2024, and 46% had at most a primary-school education. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Employers in Heves County reported 582 unfilled job vacancies on average in 2024, about 7.2 per 1,000 employees. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Heves compares with other counties in Hungary

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

Heves ranks 6 of 20, highest first.

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

Heves ranks 16 of 20, highest first.

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

Heves ranks 5 of 20, highest first.

Job vacancies per 1,000 employees (2024)

Heves ranks 13 of 20, highest first.

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

Heves ranks 2 of 20, highest first.

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

Heves ranks 19 of 20, highest first.

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

Heves ranks 13 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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