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SEX: &nbsp; Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
EMPLOYED POPULATION: &nbsp; Population formed by all employed persons.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED: &nbsp; The number of hours acctually worked during the reference period. Includes overtime.

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Employed population (Series 2021 - No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Sex, Work duration regime and Effective weekly hours of work; Quarterly
Regularity	Monthly
Source	Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021)
First available period	1st Quarter 2011
Last available period	4th Quarter 2025
Dimensions	Data reference period (Quarter) Place of residence (Portugal) Sex Work duration regime Effective weekly hours of work
Concepts	SEX: Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. EMPLOYED POPULATION: Population formed by all employed persons. 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). HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED: The number of hours acctually worked during the reference period. Includes overtime.
Formule	Estimated value
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	3
Observations
Last update date	04/02/2026