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 Discouraged inactive population (Series 1998 - No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Discouraged inactive population (Series 1998 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2002) and Sex; Quarterly
Regularity Quarterly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period 1st Quarter 1998
Last available period 4th Quarter 2010
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Quarter)
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2002)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • DISCOURAGED INACTIVE:  All persons aged 15 or over who during the reference period do not have a paid or unpaid job and, while willing and able to engage in a paid or unpaid job, are not seeking work or have ceased to seek work during the reference period, due to the following motives: they do not think that their age or education are appropriate, they do not know how to seek work, they think that it is not worth searching, or they believe there are no suitable available jobs.
  • INACTIVE POPULATION:  Population that, regardless of the age, during the reference period, could not be considered as economically active, i.e., was neither employed nor unemployed.
Formule Estimated value
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  3
Observations
Last update date 07/08/2014


information presented in 4/11/2025