{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"hu-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hu-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hu-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Hungary Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Hungary's Long-Term Unemployment: 216.5 thousands of persons in 2025, -1.8% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Hungary","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Hungary","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Hungary Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Hungary"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Hungary (2025)","value":"216.5","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.8% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.8%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Hungary Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":302.2},{"period":"2006","value":318.2},{"period":"2007","value":312.1},{"period":"2008","value":326.3},{"period":"2009","value":417.8},{"period":"2010","value":469.4},{"period":"2011","value":466},{"period":"2012","value":473.2},{"period":"2013","value":441},{"period":"2014","value":343.3},{"period":"2015","value":307.8},{"period":"2016","value":234.6},{"period":"2017","value":191.7},{"period":"2018","value":169.7},{"period":"2019","value":158.7},{"period":"2020","value":196.5},{"period":"2021","value":193.4},{"period":"2022","value":174},{"period":"2023","value":201.2},{"period":"2024","value":220.4},{"period":"2025","value":216.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"216.5","yoyChange":"-1.8%"},{"year":"2024","value":"220.4","yoyChange":"+9.5%"},{"year":"2023","value":"201.2","yoyChange":"+15.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"174.0","yoyChange":"-10.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"193.4","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"196.5","yoyChange":"+23.8%"},{"year":"2019","value":"158.7","yoyChange":"-6.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"169.7","yoyChange":"-11.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"191.7","yoyChange":"-18.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"234.6","yoyChange":"-23.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"307.8","yoyChange":"-10.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"343.3","yoyChange":"-22.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"441.0","yoyChange":"-6.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"473.2","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"466.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"469.4","yoyChange":"+12.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"417.8","yoyChange":"+28.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"326.3","yoyChange":"+4.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"312.1","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"318.2","yoyChange":"+5.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Hungary from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 473.2 thousands of persons in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 158.7 in 2019. The latest reading of 216.5 in 2025 represents a change of -3.9."}]}