Foglalkoztatott

Foglalkoztatott is a Hungarian term used to refer to a person who is employed or engaged in paid work. As a noun, it denotes someone who has a job and receives remuneration, usually under an employment contract, but in statistical or policy contexts it can also encompass various forms of paid work, including some self-employed activity. The word is widely used in labor market discourse, both in everyday language and in official reports to distinguish those who are employed from those who are unemployed or inactive.

In statistics and public policy, foglalkoztatottak are counted to measure the level of employment in the economy. The related term foglalkoztatottság refers to the state or share of the population that is employed, often expressed as the employment rate. Data on foglalkoztatottak, their sectors of activity, and forms of employment (full-time, part-time, contract types) are produced by statistical agencies and inform policy decisions aimed at labor market functioning, wage development, and social protection.

Etymologically, foglalkoztatott is formed from the verb foglalkoztat (to employ, to engage) with the nominal suffix -ott, creating a word that designates the person who is employed. It is commonly contrasted with munkanélküli (unemployed) and munkaerő (labor force), and it is used across formal and administrative Hungarian, as well as in economic analyses.