Hungary jobless rate 3.4 pc in January

Hungary's three-month rolling average jobless rate reached 3.4 percent in January, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous month but 0.3 percentage point lower than twelve months earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. The rate covers unemployment among those between the ages of 15 and 74. In absolute terms, there were 160,300 unemployed, 5,100 more than in the previous month and down 9,500 from a year earlier.