Editing Szeged (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Epam szeged.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|right|The new office building of the [[EPAM Systems]], completed and opened in September 2017]]
Szeged is one of the centres of food industry in Hungary, especially known for its [[paprika]] and companies like [[Pick Szeged]], [[Sole-Mizo]], [[Bonafarm]] etc. Other notable companies having their headquarters in Szeged are [[AMSY International]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amsy.net/en/contact/|title=Contact Info – AMSY|website=www.amsy.net}}</ref> RRE – Szeged,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rre.hu/elerhetosegek|title=RRE – Szeged Nyomdaipari kft. – Elérhetőségek|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=15 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215074117/http://www.rre.hu/elerhetosegek|url-status=dead}}</ref> Optiwella,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.optiwella.com/#Contact|title=Optiwella &#124; Docsis Cable Modems & CMTS|website=www.optiwella.com}}</ref> Generál Printing House,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://generalnyomda.hu/en/contact-us|title=Contact Us|website=generalnyomda.hu|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927001547/http://generalnyomda.hu/en/contact-us|url-status=dead}}</ref> RotaPack,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rotapack.hu/en/contact.html|title=RotaPack – Contact|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708153736/http://www.rotapack.hu/en/contact.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sanex Pro,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sanexpro.hu/en/contact/|title=SanexPro|website=sanexpro.hu}}</ref> Agroplanta,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://agroplanta.hu/|title=AgroPlantaKft Szeged|website=agroplanta.hu}}</ref> Karotin,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://karotin.hu/node/4|title=Kapcsolat|website=karotin.hu|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=27 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927031230/http://www.karotin.hu/node/4|url-status=dead}}</ref> Florin,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://florin.hu/kapcsolat/|title=Kapcsolat – Florin}}</ref> Quadrotex<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quadrotex.hu/web/hu/kapcsolat/|title=Kapcsolat|website=www.quadrotex.hu}}</ref> and Szeplast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://szeplast.hu/contact|title=Contact|website=Szeplast Zrt.|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102606/http://szeplast.hu/contact|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Others, like [[Continental AG|ContiTech]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.continental-industry.com/TopNavi/Company/ContiTech-Division/Location-Profiles/Hungary|title=Continental Industry – Innovator and Technological Pioneer for Rubber and Plastic Products|website=www.continental-industry.com|access-date=11 December 2019|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211015241/https://www.continental-industry.com/TopNavi/Company/ContiTech-Division/Location-Profiles/Hungary|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Heidelberg Cement|Duna-Dráva Cement]], Szatmári Malom<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amagyartermek.hu/szakmai-oldalak/partnerek/szatmari-malom-kft/78|title=Szatmári Malom|access-date=4 May 2018|archive-date=22 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122101512/http://amagyartermek.hu/szakmai-oldalak/partnerek/szatmari-malom-kft/78|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Europe Match,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delmagyar.hu/szeged-es-kornyeke/megmenekult-az-egyetlen-hazai-gyufagyar-389470/|title=Megmenekült az egyetlen hazai gyufagyár|date=2006-11-15}}</ref> are not based in the city, but have production facilities there.

The Hangár Expo and Conference Centre<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hangar-expo.hu/|title=Hangár-expó|website=www.hangar-expo.hu|access-date=11 December 2019|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411044950/http://www.hangar-expo.hu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> provides space for international exhibitions and conferences.

===Largest employers===
{| class="wikitable"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cegfurkesz.hu/|title=Céglista letöltés! Cégkereső: cégnév, cím, adószám, főtevékenység szerint.|website=www.cegfurkesz.hu}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ececec; vertical-align:top;"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| [[University of Szeged]]
| 5,000 <
|-
| 2
| [[Pick Szeged]]
| 2,000–4,999
|-
| 3
| [[Sole-Mizo]]
| 1,000–1,999
|-
| 4
| Tisza-Volán
| 1,000–1,999
|-
| 5
| [[Électricité de France|EDF-Démász]]
| 500–999
|-
| 6
| Suli-Host
| 500–999
|-
| 7
| [[SZKT|Szegedi Közlekedési Társaság]]
| 500–999
|-
| 8
| Szegedi Szefo
| 500–999
|-
| 9
| [[Coop (Hungary)|Coop]]
| 300–499
|-
| 10
| [[Engie]]
| 300–499
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Historical unemployment rate between 2000 and 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nfsz.munka.hu:443/Lapok/full_afsz_kozos_statisztika/full_afsz_telepulessoros_munkanelkulisegi_adatok/full_afsz_stat_telepules_adatok_2016.aspx|title=2016|website=nfsz.munka.hu}}</ref>
|- style="background:#ececec; vertical-align:top"
! Year
! Unemployment rate (%)
|-
|2000 || 5.17%
|-
|2001 || 4.83%
|-
|2002 || 4.22%
|-
|2003 || 4.32%
|-
|2004 || 4.67%
|-
|2005 || 5.01%
|-
|2006 || 4.89%
|-
|2007 || 4.25%
|-
|2008 || 4.60%
|-
|2009 || 4.91%
|-
|2010 || 6.26%
|-
|2011 || 6.50%
|-
|2012 || 6.42%
|-
|2013 || 6.89%
|-
|2014 || 4.17%
|-
|2015 || 4.42%
|-
|2016 || 4.14%
|}