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 Employed population (Series 2021 - No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Sex and Economic activity (Section - CAE Rev. 3); Quarterly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021)
First available period 1st Quarter 2011
Last available period 2nd Quarter 2025
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Quarter)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
  • Economic activity (Section - CAE Rev. 3)
Concepts
  • LOCAL UNIT:  An enterprise or part thereof (e.g. a workshop, factory, warehouse, office, mine or depot) situated in a geographically identified place. At or from this place economic activity is carried out for which ' save for certain exceptions ' one or more persons work (even if only part-time) for one and the same enterprise.
  • 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.
  • EMPLOYED POPULATION:  Population formed by all employed persons.
  • ECONOMIC ACTIVITY:  Combination of resources such as labour, raw materials, equipment, etc., are joined, leading to the creation of specific goods or services. Regardless of the factors of production integrating the good or service produced, all activities generically imply an input of products (goods or services), a production process and an output of products (goods or services).
Formule Estimated value
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  3
Observations
Last update date 06/08/2025


information presented in 29/10/2025