Unemployment rate

The name at the source «Unemployment by sex and age - annual data»

What this number is

It is the share of people aged 15 to 74 who are out of work, among those who work or are looking for work.

Down from 2024. Level with the European Union average.

6,0 % of the labour force

identifier taxa-de-desemprego-2025

Published by Eurostat (une_rt_a)

Series page

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_rt_a/default/table?lang=en

Proof

Field returned

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data — Age class: From 15 to 74 years — Percentage of population in the labour force — Portugal — 2025: 6.0

Excerpt composed from the source's response.

Request

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/une_rt_a?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=PT&age=Y15-74&sex=T&unit=PC_ACT

The comparisons

Previous period: 6,5source · Eurostat · 2024
European Union: 6,0source · Eurostat

What was checked

Read at the source on: 12.08.2026
Next check: 04.11.2026
Re-read on: 05.10.2026, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source
Re-read on: 28.09.2026, confirmed the previous value: 6 · weekly comparison with the source

Corrections and updates to this row

30.09.2026correction66,0

The source writes «6.0». The presentation now preserves the decimal place in the Portuguese number format, without changing the quantity or claiming a source revision.

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