Employment rate

The name at the source «Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data»

What this number is

It is the share of people aged 20 to 64 who are employed.

Up from 2024. Above the European Union average.

79,6 % of the population

identifier taxa-de-emprego-2025

Published by Eurostat (lfsi_emp_a)

This measure’s target belongs to the European Union as a whole, not to Portugal; a national target of its own remains [a verificar] (to verify) · a field not confirmed against the source, not a doubt about what is published.

Series page

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

Proof

Field returned

Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data — Employment indicator: Total employment (resident population concept - LFS) — Age class: From 20 to 64 years — Percentage of total population — Portugal — 2025: 79.6

Excerpt composed from the source's response.

Request

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfsi_emp_a?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=PT&indic_em=EMP_LFS&sex=T&age=Y20-64&unit=PC_POP

The comparisons

Previous period: 78,5source · Eurostat · 2024
European Union: 76,1source · Eurostat
EU countries: All the countries

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, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source

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