Work & Labour in Portugal 1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.02 2025 down 37.1% 103rd Employees 4,474 2025 up 20.4% 42nd Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 5,275 Persons 2025 up 21.2% 23rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 5,245 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.9% 14th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 586.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.8% 18th Unemployment of previously employed persons 299.76 2024 down 53.0% 34th Unemployed population — Unemployment 337.05 Persons 2025 down 47.9% 21st Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,764 Hours per year per person 2025 up 1.9% 14th Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 4,468 Persons 2025 up 20.5% 17th Employment by professional status 5,275 Persons 2025 up 16.0% 17th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 238 2023 up 100.0% 11th 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 Incidence of unemployment by duration 19.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 41.9% 26th Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 5,425 Persons 2025 up 17.5% 16th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.27 2025 down 2.5% 74th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 36.79 2025 down 4.5% 81st Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 120.94 2025 down 37.1% 44th Monthly unemployment levels 336.92 Persons 2025 down 47.9% 18th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 61.25 2023 down 99.9% 24th Gender share of part-time employment 63.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 0.7% 24th Full-time and part-time employment 4,848 Persons 2025 up 23.2% 20th Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 4,848 Persons 2025 up 23.2% 20th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 91.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.7% 6th Youth employees 754.4 2025 up 22.4% 44th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 77.75 2023 up 0.8% 71st Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 39.54 2025 up 0.5% 50th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 39.15 2025 down 1.1% 58th Monthly unemployment rates 6.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 53.5% 15th Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees 4,591 Persons 2025 up 17.8% 17th Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed 833.92 Persons 2025 up 15.5% 19th Average monthly earnings of employees 1,262 2025 up 52.9% 91st Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 94.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.9% 6th Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers 42.64 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 2025 up 5.9% 15th Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 4,688 Persons 2025 up 27.4% 21st Average monthly earnings of employees 1,262 2025 up 52.9% 89th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 2.80 million 2024 up 1.1% 14th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 13.5% 2026 down 13.5% 2nd Infra-annual registered unemployment and job vacancies 309,939 Persons 2025 down 44.7% 11th Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 456.75 Persons 2025 down 3.9% 19th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 9.56 million Persons 2026 up 7.9% 23rd Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT 4.9% 2026 down 94.0% 10th Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 9.46 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2025 down 20.3% 17th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.237 2025 down 16.3% 85th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,050 2025 up 59.1% 86th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 16.2% 2024 down 1.2% 22nd Female share of employment in senior and middle management 39.4% 2025 up 30.3% 29th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,050 2025 up 59.1% 85th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,050 2025 up 59.1% 85th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 197 Thousand persons 2024 up 40.6% 16th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.51 2024 down 48.0% 167th Own-account workers, total 12.4% 2016 down 31.5% 135th Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 2.15 Percentage of employment 2025 down 56.2% 20th STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 10,274 Hours 2025 up 19.8% 9th Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 39.96 Hours per week per person 2025 down 0.7% 8th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 84.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 8.8% 29th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 15.06 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 31.3% 9th ← Previous Page 6 of 18 Next →