Employment Structure of Rural Economy in Hungary

Abstract

Analysing territorial processes, competiveness and employment are in close correlation effecting the state of rural areas. From this point of view agricultural employment has an outstanding role. On the other hand, the basic factors and processes influencing rural security have significantly changed for the last few decades, especially in the post-socialist Eastern-European countries. One of the most significant results of the changes is the disappearing dominance of agriculture in rural employment. In parallel, rural areas and small villages are characterized weaker employment situation based on statistical data.