Work & Labour in Portugal

1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment with advanced education, female 4.7% 2025 down 51.2% 66th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 55.8% 2025 up 8.9% 111th
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 8,140 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.9% 14th
Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 8,140 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.9% 14th
Labour force by NUTS 2 region 5,582 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 14th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.8% 2025 up 7.4% 17th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.8% 2025 up 7.4% 17th
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.6% 2025 up 4.7% 22nd
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5,582 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 14th
Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 73.9% 2025 up 15.6% 21st
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 73.9% 2025 up 15.6% 21st
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.4% 2025 up 12.4% 23rd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.2 Hour 2025 down 3.4% 23rd
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 39.5 Hour 2025 down 0.3% 11th
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 337.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.8% 16th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 6.0% 2025 down 52.4% 25th
Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 337.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.8% 16th
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 6.0% 2025 down 52.4% 25th
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 337.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.8% 16th
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 6.0% 2025 down 52.4% 25th
Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 109.6 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 5.3% 13th
Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 54,900 Euro 2024 up 43.3% 25th
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 127,254 2024 down 2.2% 17th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 84.7% 2025 up 10.0% 6th
Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 5,275 Thousand 2024 up 16.7% 12th
Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 54,900 Euro 2024 up 43.3% 25th
Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 10.00 million Thousand 2023 up 21.1% 11th
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 28,700 Euro 2023 up 38.6% 26th
Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 127,049 2023 up 65.9% 17th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.9% 2025 down 38.4% 38th
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 124.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 66.5% 13th
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 6.1% 2025 up 5.2% 28th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 27.9% 2025 up 21.6% 108th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 30.4% 2025 up 26.0% 117th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 25.3% 2025 up 16.5% 95th
Part time employment, female 10.2% 2025 down 29.8% 92nd
Part time employment, male 5.6% 2025 down 47.9% 95th
Part time employment, total 7.8% 2025 down 37.6% 92nd
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 339 Co-inventions 2023 up 42.4% 33rd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 55.9% 2025 up 2.0% 35th
Annual working hours per worker 1,735 hours per worker 2023 up 0.9% 89th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,735 hours per worker 2023 up 0.9% 89th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 16.2% 2024 down 1.2% 24th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.9% 2025 down 38.4% 38th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.9% 2025 down 38.4% 38th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 6.4% 2024 down 53.7% 67th
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 33.7% 2025 down 25.6% 14th
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 3.1% 2025 down 35.4% 27th
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 3.2% 2025 down 60.0% 15th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,735 hours per worker 2023 up 0.9% 89th
Incidence of part-time employment 32.14 2025 up 19.7% 37th
Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 32.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.5% 24th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 138.06 2025 down 36.5% 75th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.11 2025 down 38.1% 103rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 77.04 2025 down 37.5% 73rd