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 Unemployment rate (%) of active population aged between 16 and 74 years old
Characteristic Description
Name Unemployment rate (%) of active population aged between 16 and 74 years old by Age group; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Monthly employment and unemployment estimates based on the Labour Force Survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period September 2025
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Age group
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).
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • LABOUR FORCE:  Population formed by all active persons.
  • UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:  Rate that defines the relation between the unemployed population and the labour force.
Formule

(Unemployed active population aged between 16 and 74 years old/ Active population aged between 16 and 74 years ols)*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 29/10/2025


information presented in 29/10/2025