Work & Labour in Portugal 1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,400 Thousand persons 2026 up 15.8% 13th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,572 Thousand persons 2026 up 18.9% 14th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 137.6 Month 2026 up 3.3% 5th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,400 Thousand persons 2026 up 15.8% 13th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age - quarterly 116.2 Thousand persons 2026 down 47.3% 19th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 116.2 Thousand persons 2026 down 47.3% 19th Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 3.1% 2024 up 57.3% 7th Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data 209 Thousand 2026 down 12.7% 13th Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data 88.5 Thousand 2026 down 37.6% 14th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 2.8% 2013 down 62.2% 25th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 2.8% 2013 down 62.2% 25th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 2.8% 2013 down 62.2% 25th Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 5,667 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.1% 12th Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 301 Thousand persons 2026 down 44.6% 15th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 283.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 116.2% 15th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 220.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 104.4% 15th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 88.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 43.4% 15th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 120.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 127.8% 13th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction 20.0% 2025 down 9.5% 25th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 66 Thousand persons 2026 down 43.6% 20th Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 408 Thousand persons 2026 down 1.2% 19th Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 112 Thousand persons 2026 down 62.7% 11th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 116 Thousand persons 2026 down 46.0% 17th Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 116 Thousand persons 2026 down 46.0% 17th Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 100 Thousand persons 2026 down 64.7% 11th Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 1,591 Thousand persons 2026 down 22.2% 8th Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly 117.7 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 14.5% 5th Sewage sludge production and disposal 11.51 Kilograms per capita 2016 down 35.8% 30th Regional disparities in employment rates 1.8% 2025 down 53.8% 21st Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year 10.9% 2025 down 22.7% 40th Regional disparities in unemployment rates 13.3% 2025 down 2.2% 20th Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to 87.5% 2025 up 8.2% 30th Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) 78.3% 2025 down 6.2% 28th Labour transitions by type of contract 91.9% 2025 up 1.3% 15th Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS 10.0% 2024 down 54.0% 10th Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 35.2% 2016 up 10.7% 3rd Self-perceived health by sex, age and labour status 39.0% 2025 up 68.1% 34th Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.8% 2025 down 27.3% 14th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 6.9% 2025 down 11.5% 8th Labour transitions by employment status 95.2% 2025 up 2.3% 15th Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people 62.43 persons per 1,000 people 2022 up 56.1% 12th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 17.0% 2025 up 6.2% 13th Persons by household composition and labour status 1,667 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.4% 17th Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and labour status 783.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.2% 14th Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of 38.7 Rate 2025 up 18.3% 26th Employment rate by educational attainment level and household 38.7 Rate 2025 up 18.3% 26th Persons by labour status within households and household composition 10,804 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.2% 14th Children per private household by labour status within households and 0.4 Person 2025 unchanged 12th Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age 9,137 Thousand persons 2025 up 6.8% 14th Private households by household composition, number of children and 4,562 Thousand households 2025 up 11.2% 16th Persons per private household by household composition, number of 2.4 Person 2025 down 4.0% 14th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 6.4% 2024 down 53.7% 27th Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age 46.9% 2025 down 27.1% 10th Percentage of temporary employees by household composition 46.9% 2025 down 27.1% 10th Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 4.7% 2025 down 29.9% 29th Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children 20.4% 2025 down 8.1% 23rd Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition 20.4% 2025 down 8.1% 23rd Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies 2,636 Thousand 2023 up 23.9% 10th Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 9.8% 2024 down 54.1% 9th Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity 29.5% 2025 down 35.4% 2nd ← Previous Page 14 of 18 Next →