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 Employed population aged between 16 and 74 years old (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Employed population aged between 16 and 74 years old (No.) by Sex; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period September 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • 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:  Person aged 16 to 89 who, during the reference period, was in one of the following situations: 1) worked for at least one hour for a wage or salary, in cash or in kind (including unpaid family work); 2) had a formal attachment to his/her job, but was not at work temporarily; 3) was in early retirement, but working in the reference week.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  3
Observations
Last update date 30/10/2024

 

 Employment rate (%) of resident population aged between 16 and 74 years old
Characteristic Description
Name Employment rate (%) of resident population aged between 16 and 74 years old by Sex; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period September 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • EMPLOYMENT RATE:  Rate that defines the relation between the employed population and the working age population.
  • 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).
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 30/10/2024

 

 Unemployed population aged between 16 and 74 years old (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Unemployed population aged between 16 and 74 years old (No.) by Sex; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period September 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • 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).
  • UNEMPLOYED:  Person aged between 16 and 74 who during the reference period met simultaneously the following conditions: 1) neither had a job nor was at work; 2) had actively sought work, i.e. had actively searched for a paid or unpaid job during the specified period (reference period or the three previous weeks); 3) was available for a paid or unpaid job.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  3
Observations
Last update date 30/10/2024

 

 Unemployment rate (%) of active population aged between 16 and 74 years old
Characteristic Description
Name Unemployment rate (%) of active population aged between 16 and 74 years old by Sex; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period September 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:  Rate that defines the relation between the unemployed population and the labour force.
  • 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).
  • LABOUR FORCE:  Population formed by all active persons.
Formule

(Unemployed active population aged between 16 and 74 years old/ Active population aged between 16 and 74 years ols)*100

Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 30/10/2024

 

 Inactivity rate (%) of resident population aged between 16 and 74 years old
Characteristic Description
Name Inactivity rate (%) of resident population aged between 16 and 74 years old by Sex; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period September 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
  • 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

(Inactive population aged between 16 and 74 years old/ Resident population aged between 16 and 74 years old)*100

Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 30/10/2024

 

 Activity rate (%) of resident population aged between 16 and 74 years old
Characteristic Description
Name Activity rate (%) of resident population aged between 16 and 74 years old by Sex; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period September 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • ACTIVITY RATE OF THE WORKING AGE POPULATION:  Rate that defines the relation between the labour force and the working age population.
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
  • 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

(Active Population aged between 16 and 74 years old/ Resident Population aged between 16 and 74 years  old)*100

Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 30/10/2024


information presented in 14/11/2024