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 Unemployment rate (Series 2011 - %) of active population aged between 20 and 64 years old
Characteristic Description
Name Unemployment rate (Series 2011 - %) of active population aged between 20 and 64 years old by Sex and Age group; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period 2011
Last available period 2020
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
  • Age group
Concepts
  • ACTIVE POPULATION:  A group of individuals above a certain age who furnish labour for the production of goods and services falling within the economic system (employed and unemployed) during the reference period.
  • 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).
  • UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:  Rate that defines the relation between the unemployed population and the labour force.
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
Formule

(Unemployment population aged between 20 and 64 years old/ Active population aged between 20 and 64 years old)*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 24/11/2023


information presented in 27/7/2025