Metainformaçao

EMPLOYMENT RATE: &nbsp; Rate that defines the relation between the employed population and the working age population.
LABOUR FORCE: &nbsp; Population formed by all active 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).

Metadata

On this page you will find main metadata related with the indicator you have selected.
Other metadata is also available, on the Metada System website, through next button Metadata System

Employment rate of population aged 16 to 64 years old (Serie 2021 - %)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Employment rate of population aged 16 to 64 years old (Serie 2021 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021)
First available period	2011
Last available period	2025
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)
Concepts	EMPLOYMENT RATE: Rate that defines the relation between the employed population and the working age population. LABOUR FORCE: Population formed by all active 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).
Formule	(Employed population/ Resident population with 16 and more years old)*100
Measure unit (symbol)	Percentage (%)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	04/02/2026