Work & Labour in Portugal 1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 126.82 2025 down 53.9% 28th Labour force by educational attainment level 5,582 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 14th Employed persons by professional status 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons by professional status and occupation 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Self-employed persons by occupation 751.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.3% 15th Employees by occupation 4,468 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.4% 14th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 8,140 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.9% 14th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 68.6% 2025 up 4.7% 22nd Employment rates by educational attainment level 64.4% 2025 up 12.4% 23rd Employed persons by educational attainment level 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 5,275 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 14th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 751.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.3% 15th Employees by educational attainment level 4,468 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.4% 14th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 6.0% 2025 down 52.4% 22nd Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 2,557 Thousand persons 2025 down 5.4% 15th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 337.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.8% 16th Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 2,529 Thousand persons 2025 down 5.5% 15th Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 31.4% 2025 down 9.0% 24th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.25 2025 down 47.8% 23rd Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 7.9% 2025 down 31.9% 29th Temporary employees by occupation 672.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.5% 12th Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 672.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.5% 12th Temporary employees by educational attainment level 672.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.5% 12th Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 281.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 45.2% 15th Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 281.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 45.2% 15th Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 281.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 45.2% 15th Temporary employees by main reason 15.1% 2025 down 31.4% 9th Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.94 2022 up 9.3% 18th Youth employment by educational attainment level 32.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.3% 21st Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 246.23 2025 down 34.6% 16th Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4.67 2025 down 43.5% 19th STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 9,179 Hours 2018 down 4.4% 11th Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 272.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 64.1% 14th Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 31.7% 2025 down 24.3% 8th Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts 15.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 2025 down 30.9% 6th Persons in part-time employment by main reason 31.7% 2025 down 24.3% 8th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 12.24 2025 down 48.3% 29th Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 16.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 38.3% 21st Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 119 2015 up 22.7% 19th Average hourly earnings of care employees 9.5 2025 up 51.8% 37th Average hourly earnings of care employees 9.5 2025 up 51.8% 37th Labour input in construction - quarterly data 115.5 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 23.3% 12th Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 8,179 Thousand persons 2026 up 4.6% 14th Population in private households by country of birth and labour 8,179 Thousand persons 2026 up 4.6% 14th Labour force by citizenship - quarterly data 5,667 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.3% 14th Labour force by country of birth - quarterly data 5,667 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.3% 14th Labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data 5,667 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.3% 14th Labour force participation rates by citizenship - quarterly data 69.3% 2026 up 5.5% 21st Labour force participation rates by country of birth - quarterly data 69.3% 2026 up 5.5% 21st Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 69.3% 2026 up 5.5% 21st Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data 65.6% 2026 up 11.6% 19th Employment rates by country of birth - quarterly data 65.6% 2026 up 11.6% 19th Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 65.6% 2026 up 11.6% 19th Employed persons by citizenship - quarterly data 5,366 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.8% 13th Employed persons by country of birth - quarterly data 5,366 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.8% 13th Employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data 5,366 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.8% 13th Employed persons by professional status - quarterly data 5,366 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.8% 13th ← Previous Page 10 of 18 Next →