Work & Labour in Portugal

1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 48 Thousand persons 2020 down 71.4% 21st
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS 4.7% 2024 down 34.3% 24th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 139 Thousand persons 2020 down 66.7% 11th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 53 Thousand persons 2020 down 70.7% 21st
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 117 Thousand persons 2020 down 61.9% 14th
Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 103,338 Number 2024 down 10.6% 7th
Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA) 4,181 Thousand 2024 up 5.2% 10th
Domestic employment in exports - EU country perspective 1.25 million Persons 2024 up 17.0% 16th
Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin 1.25 million Persons 2024 up 17.0% 16th
Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 5.28 million Persons 2024 up 16.7% 12th
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS 10.0% 2024 down 54.0% 10th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 17.6% 2024 down 30.4% 3rd
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises 15.5% 2023 up 32.1% 28th
Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 15.5% 2024 down 1.2% 19th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 398 Thousand persons 2026 down 13.5% 14th
Domestic employment in exports - EU perspective 9,290 Persons 2024 down 4.5% 16th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 65.6% 2026 up 6.7% 17th
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 136 Thousand persons 2026 up 5.4% 18th
Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 1.6% 2026 down 20.0% 35th
Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 1,108 Thousand 2008 up 42.9% 22nd
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity 1 Person 2024 unchanged 29th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,018 Thousand persons 2008 up 3.3% 12th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,018 Thousand persons 2008 up 3.3% 12th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity, age 1 Person 2024 unchanged 29th
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies 6.8% 2025 down 46.5% 10th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 91 Thousand persons 2020 down 28.9% 18th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 100 Thousand persons 2020 down 24.2% 16th
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies 183.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 45.7% 9th
Employment in Foreign Affiliates of Domestic Enterprises 5.45 2023 up 4.6% 16th
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 202,570 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 128.9% 10th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 64 Thousand persons 2025 18th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by 76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 2.4% 10th
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 68.6% 2025 20th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 64.4% 2025 21st
Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 12th
Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 12th
Employees by migration status and employment contract 4,468 Thousand persons 2025 12th
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 6.0% 2025 21st
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 34,237 2020 up 41.7% 15th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 36 Thousand persons 2025 20th
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 215,033 2020 down 14.5% 13th
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 92,328 2020 down 12.5% 17th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 167 Thousand persons 2020 up 65.3% 15th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 536 Thousand persons 2025 14th
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 1,023 2020 down 22.7% 9th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 154 Thousand persons 2020 up 58.8% 16th
Private households by migration status, labour status and household 4,562 Thousand households 2025 14th
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly 87.3 Index, 2006=100 2020 down 6.0% 38th
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 135 Thousand persons 2025 18th
Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class 1 Millions of persons employed 2024 up 11.1% 15th
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 126.4 Thousand 2020 up 95.4% 17th
Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity 383,945 2020 up 4.3% 10th
Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity 383,945 2020 up 4.3% 10th
Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings 2.83 million 2022 up 20.6% 17th
Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings 1,437 2022 up 16.7% 29th
Employment in principal railway enterprises, by type of railway 6,509 Number 2012 down 39.0% 31st
Persons employed in principal railway enterprises by sex 6,509 Number 2012 down 39.0% 31st
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 338,040 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 35.0% 7th
Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 338,040 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 35.0% 7th
Employed HRST with tertiary education by age, field of education and 1,286 Thousand 2013 up 95.7% 20th