Hungary jobless rate 3.5 pc

Hungary's three-month rolling average jobless rate was 3.5 percent in August-October, unchanged from the previous three-month period and down from 3.7 percent year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. The rate covers unemployment among those between the ages of 15 and 74. In absolute terms, there were 163,600 unemployed, 1,100 more than in the previous period but down 9,300 from a year earlier.