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5 302,6

No. (thousands)

Employed population aged between 16 and 74 years old (No.)
September 2025

130,14

-

Labour cost index (Base - 2020)
3rd Quarter 2025

1 460,81

€

Average monthly earnings (€)
2023

6,4

%

Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %)
2024

5 463,4

No. (thousands)

Active population (Série 2021 - No.)
2024

5,8

%

Unemployment rate (Series 2021 - %)
3rd Quarter 2025
The Labour Cost Index increased by 4.7% - 3rd Quarter 2025
13 November 2025
The Labour Cost Index increased by 4.7%
3rd Quarter 2025

From the 2nd to the 3rd quarter of 2025, 30.6% of the unemployed moved into employment - 3rd Quarter 2025
12 November 2025
From the 2nd to the 3rd quarter of 2025, 30.6% of the unemployed moved into employment
3rd Quarter 2025

The unemployment rate stood at 5.8% - 3rd Quarter 2025
05 November 2025
The unemployment rate stood at 5.8%
3rd Quarter 2025

The unemployment rate stood at 6.0% and the labour underutilisation rate at 10.2% - September 2025
29 October 2025
The unemployment rate stood at 6.0% and the labour underutilisation rate at 10.2%
September 2025

The unemployment rate stood at 6.1% and the labour underutilisation rate at 10.4% - August 2025
01 October 2025
The unemployment rate stood at 6.1% and the labour underutilisation rate at 10.4%
August 2025

The unemployment rate stood at 5.8% and the labour underutilisation rate at 10.0% - July 2025
29 August 2025
The unemployment rate stood at 5.8% and the labour underutilisation rate at 10.0%
July 2025


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Issue year: 2019


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Employment Statistics - 4th Quarter 2014
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Issue year: 2015

Indicators
Date of update
Geographical Level
Labour cost index (Base - 2020) by Economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) and Index source of variation; Quarterly 13-11-2025 Portugal
Labour cost index (Year-on-year growth rate - Base 2020 - %) by Economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) and Index source of variation; Quarterly 13-11-2025 Portugal
Labour cost index (working days adjusted, Base - 2020) by Economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) and Index source of variation; Quarterly 13-11-2025 Portugal
Labour cost index (Year-on-year growth rate - working days adjusted - Base 2020 - %) by Economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) and Index source of variation; Quarterly 13-11-2025 Portugal
Labour cost index (working days adjusted, Base - 2020) by Economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) and Index components; Quarterly 13-11-2025 Portugal
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