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 Effective weekly hours of work (Series 2021 - h) of employed population
Characteristic Description
Name Effective weekly hours of work (Series 2021 - h) of employed population by Sex, Economic sector (CAE Rev.4) and Work duration regime; Quarterly - 0014730
Regularity Quarterly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021)
First available period 1st Quarter 2026
Last available period 1st Quarter 2026
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Quarter)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
  • Economic sector (CAE Rev.4)
  • Work duration regime
Concepts
  • HOURS ACTUALLY WORKED:  The number of hours acctually worked during the reference period. Includes overtime.
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • 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).
  • 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).
Measure unit (symbol) Hour (h)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 06/05/2026


information presented in 14/5/2026