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 Unemployment rate (Series 2011 - %) of active population without compulsory education
Characteristic Description
Name Unemployment rate (Series 2011 - %) of active population without compulsory education by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period 2011
Last available period 2020
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2013)
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • LABOUR FORCE /ACTIVE POPULATION:  All persons aged 15 or over who, during the reference period, made up the available labour force for the production of economic goods and services (employed and unemployed).
  • UNEMPLOYED:  All persons aged 15 or over who during the reference period: a) neither had a job nor were at work; b) were available for paid employment or self-employment; c) had actively sought work, i.e. had taken specific steps during the specified period (reference period or the three previous weeks) to seek paid employment or self-employment. The following are considered as specific steps: a) having been in contact with a public employment office or with a private agency to find work; b) applying to employers directly; c) asking among friends, relatives, trade unions, etc., to find work; d) placing, answering or studying job advertisements; e) taking a recruitment test or examination or being interviewed; f) looking for land, premises or equipment; g) applying for permits, licences or financial resources. The job availability criteria are based on the following: a) the willingness to work; b) the desire to have paid employment or self-employment if the necessary resources can be obtained; c) availability to start working in the reference period or at least within two weeks. Includes all persons who, although already having a job, will only start working on a date subsequent to the reference period (the next three months).
Definition Percentage relation between the unemployment population without compulsory education and the active population without compulsory education.
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 24/11/2023


information presented in 2/5/2024