Internal proof of concept. Not an official Statistics Portugal publication. Values come from the Statistics Portugal database; calculation rules marked provisional await approval.
Labour market
The unemployment rate stood at 6.4%, in 2024, 0.1 pp lower than the previous year.
In 2023, the average monthly earnings were €98.4 higher than in the previous year.
Text from People 2024. Figures in the text refer to that edition and are not updated automatically.
P22
Measure P22: População empregada — númeroPT — not yet translated
Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education
Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.), values in thousands
Age group: Total
Highest completed level of education: Total
Data as of: 3 November 2026
Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education, 2025. Unit: Number (No.), values in thousands
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012156)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P22-regioes-sexo. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education
Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.), values in thousands
Sex: MF
Highest completed level of education: Total
Data as of: 3 November 2026
16 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 44 years
45 - 54 years
55 - 64 years
65 - 89 years
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Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education, 2025. Unit: Number (No.), values in thousands
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)
16 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 44 years
45 - 54 years
55 - 64 years
65 - 89 years
Norte
110.1
366.5
406.3
479.5
360.9
76.6
Centro
41.0
159.6
185.7
220.6
179.9
41.6
Oeste e Vale do Tejo
23.0 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
81.9
93.2
111.1
85.3
19.8 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Grande Lisboa
60.9
225.1
261.7
292.7
204.9
55.2
Península de Setúbal
24.7 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
76.8
95.4
118.9
77.0
15.8 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Alentejo
12.3 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
40.6
51.5
60.8
48.2
12.9 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Algarve
15.8
44.9
58.4
65.3
47.6
13.9
Região Autónoma dos Açores
9.7
25.5
30.4
31.6
19.8
3.5 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Região Autónoma da Madeira
8.7
25.6
28.3
36.0
26.7
5.4 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Conventional signs:
§
Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012156)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P22-idade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education
Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Number (No.), values in thousands
Sex: MF
Age group: Total
Data as of: 3 November 2026
No level of education
Basic education - First cycle
Basic education - Second cycle
Basic education - Third cycle
Secondary and post-secondary education
Higher education
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Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education, 2025. Unit: Number (No.), values in thousands
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)
No level of education
Basic education - First cycle
Basic education - Second cycle
Basic education - Third cycle
Secondary and post-secondary education
Higher education
Norte
10.5 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
131.8
199.1
285.6
577.7
595.2
Centro
x (Not available)
47.5
64.0
140.4
284.3
289.4
Oeste e Vale do Tejo
x (Not available)
22.9 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
37.7
77.2
148.3
126.0
Grande Lisboa
x (Not available)
38.7
63.2
138.1
363.4
493.5
Península de Setúbal
x (Not available)
12.7 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
26.0 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
68.8
149.0
150.0
Alentejo
x (Not available)
13.2 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
18.7
41.3
86.6
64.6
Algarve
x (Not available)
12.9
19.0
47.3
91.1
74.5
Região Autónoma dos Açores
x (Not available)
10.5
19.6
26.6
36.9
25.1
Região Autónoma da Madeira
2.4 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
13.3
19.2
20.6
40.0
35.3
Conventional signs:
§
Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012156)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P22-escolaridade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012173)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P23-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012173)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Sex”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P23-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Age group, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012185)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Age group”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P23-idade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0011275)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %) by Sex, Age group and Highest completed level of education”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P23-escolaridade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Measure P24: Proportion of long-term unemployed population — %
Latest value:
36.8%
2025, Portugal, 12 months or more Provisional calculation
Proportion of long-term unemployed population, by region
Provisional calculation
Period: 2025 (latest)
Unit: Percentage (%)
Duration of the unemployment: 12 months or more
Data as of: 3 November 2026
Value calculated by the project, not published by Statistics Portugal. Provisional rule, to be confirmed by the PM: 100 × unemployed for 12 months or more ÷ all unemployed (0012226), by region. One decimal place. Table 0012188 uses the labour force as denominator and is not a substitute. (Rule source: People 2024, p. 21 (proportion of long-term unemployed population by region))
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Proportion of long-term unemployed population, by region, 2025. Unit: Percentage (%)
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)
Percentage (%)
Portugal
36.8
Norte
41.7
Centro
30.8 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Oeste e Vale do Tejo
n.c. (Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero)
Grande Lisboa
32.8 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Península de Setúbal
38.7 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Alentejo
43.5 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Algarve
24.0 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Região Autónoma dos Açores
38.7 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Região Autónoma da Madeira
38.7 § (Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value)
Conventional signs:
§
Quality standard deviation/Extremely unreliable value
n.c.
Not calculable: an input value is missing or the denominator is zero
Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Unemployed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Duration of the unemployment, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012226)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Proportion of long-term unemployed population, by region”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P24-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Measure P25: Proporção de trabalhadores por conta de outrem com contrato não permanente — %PT — not yet translated
Awaiting decision
The editions of People do not show this proportion, so there is no published rule to follow. Still to decide which categories of table 0012159 count as a “non-permanent contract” (fixed-term contract; other situations) and the number of decimal places.
Statistics Portugal note (0012649): Data refers to full time employees with full remuneration.
Source
MTSSS/GEP, Personnel tables: Average monthly earnings (€) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), Economic sector (CAE Rev. 3) and Sex, source last updated 27 March 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012649)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Average monthly earnings (€) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), Economic sector (CAE Rev. 3) and Sex”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P26-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.
Statistics Portugal note (0012649): Data refers to full time employees with full remuneration.
Source
MTSSS/GEP, Personnel tables: Average monthly earnings (€) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), Economic sector (CAE Rev. 3) and Sex, source last updated 27 March 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012649)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. People: “Average monthly earnings (€) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024), Economic sector (CAE Rev. 3) and Sex”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/mercado-trabalho#x-P26-sexo. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 3 November 2026.