• Home
• Channel: Business
• 70,000 Foreigners Worked in Hungary Last Year - 20,000 Via Staffing Agencies

70,000 Foreigners Worked in Hungary Last Year - 20,000 Via Staffing Agencies

• 9 Mar 2023 6:07 AM
• Hungary Around the Clock

According to Central Statistics Office data, a total of 70,000 foreigners worked in Hungary in the middle of 2022, up by 20% from a year earlier.

A total of 19,659 foreign workers were employed through temporary staffing agencies in 2022, state secretary Levente Magyar said in response to a written query from Democratic Coalition MP Lajos Oláh.

However, the state secretary did not give a breakdown by county, as requested by the MP, although data in such a breakdown is certainly available, HVG writes.

A change in regulations last summer simplified the employment of foreigners through employment agencies, but this is not the only way for guest workers to find employment in Hungary.

Temporary employment agencies which meet certain requirements are allowed to recruit workers from outside the EU for professions with a labour shortage and to employ them in Hungary without the need to obtain further permits.

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Worke Labour

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Around the Clock

Since 1995 Hungary Around the Clock has proven to be one of the most comprehensive sources of daily English-language news about Hungary. It covers ongoing domestic politics and foreign relations, as well as business and economic matters. For a free trial of HATC visit www.hatc.hu and click on 'Free Trial Subscription’.

Explore More Reports

Mercedes-Benz Launches Production of Electric GLB Model in Hungary

• 20 Jan 2026 8:12 AM

Mercedes-Benz launched serial production of the fully-electric GLB model at its base in Kecskemet. Speaking at the launch, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó said the launch spelled "great success" for Kecskemet and Hungary.



Record Low Level of Jobseekers in Hungary

• 15 Jan 2026 7:21 AM

The number of registered jobseekers in Hungary reached a record low of 216,082 in December, falling almost 4,000 from the same month a year earlier, the state secretary for employment policy said on Wednesday, citing data from the National Employment Service (NFSZ).



Szijjártó: Mercedes to Bring A-Class Production to Hungary

• 7 Jan 2026 8:46 AM

Mercedes will bring production of its A-class models to Hungary from this year, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a post on Facebook.



Hungary Employs Largest Number of Filipino Workers in EU Relative to Population

• 5 Dec 2025 2:43 PM

The Hungarian-Filipino Joint Economic Commission convened in Budapest. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, state secretary Levente Magyar said the sides had discussed matters of economy, including energy, as well as cooperation in higher education.