Work & Labour in Portugal

1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 354 Thousand persons 2020 down 40.1% 16th
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 354 Thousand persons 2020 down 40.1% 16th
Employed persons by detailed occupation 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - country weights 10.4 2024 up 6.1% 24th
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and sex 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and age 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and educational 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and NACE Rev. 2 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employees by European socio-economic group and employment contract 4,468 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.4% 14th
Employed persons by European socio-economic group and working time 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Youth self-employment by educational attainment level 4 Thousand persons 1997 down 74.5% 14th
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) 55.6% 2026 up 20.2% 2nd
Cultural employment by sex 226.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 15th
Cultural employment by age 226.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 15th
Cultural employment by educational attainment level 226.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 15th
Cultural employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 226.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.8% 15th
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics 91.9% 2025 up 5.0% 17th
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 91.9% 2025 up 5.0% 17th
Employed persons in sport by sex 53 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.6% 13th
Employed persons in sport by age 53 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.6% 13th
Employed persons in sport by educational attainment level 53 Thousand persons 2025 up 36.6% 13th
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings 18.9% 2015 up 18.1% 5th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 54 Thousand persons 2020 up 20.0% 21st
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity - annual data 0.9 Annual average 2025 up 125.0% 24th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 436 Thousand persons 2020 down 14.0% 20th
Regional disparities in long-term unemployment rates 16.5% 2024 down 2.4% 20th
Labour market transitions - annual data 4,856 Thousand persons 2025 up 24.6% 14th
Percentage of persons having a second job by household composition 4.3% 2025 up 79.2% 12th
Percentage of adults having a second job by number of children and 4.3% 2025 up 79.2% 11th
Persons who cannot afford to get-together with friends or family 5.6% 2025 down 50.0% 22nd
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week 9.0% 2025 down 40.0% 25th
Persons who cannot afford to replace worn-out clothes by some new 5.5% 2025 down 65.2% 29th
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 2.1% 2025 down 71.2% 14th
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure 8.7% 2025 down 44.9% 30th
Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of 28.0% 2025 up 33.3% 12th
Job-to-job transitions (annual averages of quarterly transitions) 3.0% 2025 unchanged 8th
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour 4.0% 2025 down 20.0% 19th
Employed persons working at atypical working time by European 31.9% 2025 up 11.1% 24th
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work 28.0% 2025 up 33.3% 12th
Persons employed in circular economy sectors 117,372 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2023 up 14.6% 11th
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation 1.0% 2025 down 50.0% 12th
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex 20.3% 2025 up 23.8% 16th
Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation 28.0% 2025 up 27.3% 11th
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data 373.7 Thousand persons 2020 down 38.3% 15th
Unemployed persons by previous occupation - quarterly data 373.2 Thousand persons 2020 down 38.4% 15th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 28.6% 2020 down 55.9% 39th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 126.4 Thousand 2020 up 95.4% 17th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 68.1 Thousand 2020 up 64.5% 14th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason 0.2% 2020 up 100.0% 6th
Regional disparities in the rate of young people neither in 13.1% 2024 down 49.0% 19th
Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth 74.4% 2025 down 0.1% 20th
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth 71.4% 2025 up 7.7% 19th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity 8.1% 2024 up 12.5% 11th
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 131 Thousand persons 2020 down 58.4% 13th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 29.6% 2020 down 55.5% 38th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by type of ownership and NACE Rev. 7.4% 2024 down 45.6% 19th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 136 Thousand persons 2020 down 67.0% 11th
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship 77.0% 2025 down 4.3% 20th
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic 77,392 Number 2023 down 14.9% 7th
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship 75.2% 2025 down 0.9% 16th