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 Employed population (Series 2021 - No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Employed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Sex, Economic sector (CAE Rev. 3) and Usual weekly hours of work; 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 sector (CAE Rev. 3)
  • Usual weekly hours of work
Concepts
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • HOURS USUALLY WORKED:  The most common working schedule even if not worked in the reference period. Includes overtime, as long as it is takes place on a regular basis.
  • 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).
  • 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 18/9/2025