Work & Labour in Portugal 1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 217.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 6.3% 14th Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 5,275 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 14th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 751.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 0.3% 15th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 4,468 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.4% 14th Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 672.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.5% 12th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 5,275 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 14th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 39.5 Hour 2025 up 0.3% 11th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.2 Hour 2025 down 2.9% 22nd Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 11.8 Hour 2025 down 4.8% 29th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,275 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 14th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,275 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 14th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,275 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 14th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,474 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.4% 14th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 136 Month 2025 up 0.1% 4th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,275 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.8% 14th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 2,346 Thousand persons 2025 up 48.4% 18th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 2,346 Thousand persons 2025 up 48.4% 18th Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 32.4% 2025 up 37.9% 32nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 5,018 Thousand persons 2008 up 3.3% 12th Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 1,807 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.6% 17th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,018 Thousand persons 2008 up 3.3% 12th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age 126.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.3% 17th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 126.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.3% 17th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by citizenship 126.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.3% 17th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by country of birth 126.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.3% 17th Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 0.9% 2025 down 72.7% 22nd Labour market transitions - quarterly data 5,129 Thousand persons 2026 up 21.1% 14th Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 2025 unchanged 1st Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 16.2% 2024 down 1.2% 11th Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies 74.3% 2025 up 17.4% 26th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 2.8% 2013 down 63.6% 25th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 2.8% 2013 down 63.6% 25th Employment by sex, age and other typologies 2,424 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.8% 10th Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 380 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.4% 17th Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 337 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.8% 14th Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 331 Thousand persons 2020 down 19.5% 23rd Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 124 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.5% 11th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 76 Thousand persons 2025 down 38.2% 17th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 127 Thousand persons 2025 down 45.0% 15th Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 127 Thousand persons 2025 down 45.0% 15th Unemployed persons by type of employment sought 354.5 Thousand persons 2020 down 40.0% 15th Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 116 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.7% 10th Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex 44.1% 2025 up 68.3% 22nd Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of 3.9% 2025 up 11.4% 28th Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition 3.9% 2025 up 11.4% 28th Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity 38.8% 2025 up 47.0% 42nd Percentage of employed adults working from home by number of children 10.8% 2025 up 125.0% 13th Percentage of employed persons working from home by household 10.8% 2025 up 125.0% 13th Employed persons in forestry and forest-based industry - NACE Rev. 2 10.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 16.5% 25th Regional disparities in gender employment gap 22.2% 2024 down 44.9% 16th Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 374 Thousand persons 2020 down 38.3% 14th Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 374 Thousand persons 2020 down 38.3% 14th Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity 1.4% 2025 down 30.0% 22nd Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 332 Thousand persons 2020 down 20.6% 20th ← Previous Page 15 of 18 Next →