Work & Labour in Portugal 1,071 indicators covering work & labour for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 52.43 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.4% 15th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 110.09 Persons 2025 down 47.1% 21st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.25 2025 down 47.8% 32nd Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 246.23 2025 down 34.6% 30th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.67 2025 down 43.5% 30th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 28.01 2025 down 72.2% 46th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.58 2014 down 14.8% 80th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6006 2014 up 363.5% 60th Labor market, Overall 0.4852 2014 up 79.7% 85th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.4668 2014 unchanged 83rd Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4438 2014 up 100.8% 72nd Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6678 2014 up 82.6% 56th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 7.94 2025 down 52.7% 47th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 126.82 2025 down 53.9% 44th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 55.82 2025 up 9.0% 52nd Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,612 2025 up 7.9% 32nd Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 114.22 2025 up 26.0% 4th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2,489 2024 down 13.9% 16th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,839 2025 up 4.0% 28th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.3% 2021 up 9.2% 37th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 86.42 2020 up 7.3% 13th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 91.07 2020 up 1.7% 12th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 5.11 2020 down 49.5% 28th Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 3.14 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 5th Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 3.14 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 5th Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 2.31 0-6 scale 2025 up 27.6% 12th Labour force participation rate 59.38 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.4% 24th Informal employment 117.99 2025 down 55.9% 62nd Informal employment rate 2.33 2025 down 63.6% 76th Employment outside the formal sector 208.24 2025 down 44.6% 53rd Share of employment outside the formal sector 4.11 2025 down 54.2% 68th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 2,476 National currency 2025 up 287.3% 23rd Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 6.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 12.1% 21st Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 3,839 Persons 2025 up 4.5% 18th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.01 2025 down 51.6% 37th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 337.06 2025 down 47.8% 31st Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 6.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 16.4% 21st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 5.28 million Persons 2025 up 15.8% 21st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 337,100 Persons 2025 down 47.8% 24th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 5.61 million Persons 2025 up 7.9% 22nd Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 60.67 2024 down 27.0% 36th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 7.97 2024 down 37.3% 17th Average hourly earnings of employees 8.58 2025 up 61.3% 65th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.35 2024 down 34.0% 37th Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 85.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 10.3% 4th Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 92.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.8% 1st Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 7.53 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 42.1% 13th Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2018 up 7.7% 34th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 77.04 2025 down 37.5% 42nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 7.02 2025 down 37.1% 61st Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -7.9 Percentage points 2025 up 17.7% 12th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -7.9 Percentage points 2025 up 17.7% 12th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 2,489 2024 down 13.9% 14th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.35 2024 down 34.0% 44th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -7.7 Percentage points 2025 up 27.4% 7th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -7.7 Percentage points 2025 up 27.4% 7th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 1 Percentage points 2025 up 100.0% 6th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 1 Percentage points 2025 up 100.0% 6th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.69 2024 down 82.1% 58th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 11.23 Years 2025 down 0.7% 2nd ← Previous Page 7 of 18 Next →