Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Q2 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
65.10 % on Jun 30, 2025
Lowest
46.70 % on Mar 31, 2013
About Portugal Employment Rate
In Portugal, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.
Related indicators
Employed Persons
PTEMPR
5.25 MPSN
Full Time Employment
PTFTER
4.82 MPSN
Job Vacancies
PTJVR
11.19 KUNIT
Labour Costs
PTLCR
140.81POINT
Living Wage Family
PTLWFR
990EUR / MONTH
Living Wage Individual
PTLWIR
670EUR / MONTH
Minimum Wages
PTMWR
1.01 KEUR / MONTH
Population
PTPOPR
10.75 MPSN
Productivity
PTPRODR
106.08POINT
Part Time Employment
PTPTER
426.3 KPSN
Retirement Age Men
PTRAMR
66.58YEAR
Retirement Age Women
PTRAWR
66.58YEAR
Unemployment Change
PTUCR
−7.42 KPSN
Unemployed Persons
PTUPR
321.8 KPSN
Wages
PTWAGR
1.26 KEUR / MONTH