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 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 Age group; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period February 1998
Last available period January 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Age group
Concepts
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference .
  • LABOUR FORCE:  Population formed by all active persons.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  In extracommunity trade is the calender year during which the goods are imported or exported and is determined by the date of acceptance of the Single Administrative Document by Customs Authorities. In intracommunity trade is the calendar year during which the event that originates the intracommunity transaction occurred, i.e., for arrivals, at the time of receipt of the goods by the company and for dispatches, at the time the goods left the company.
  • UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:  Rate that defines the relation between the unemployed population and the labour force.
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 29/02/2024


information presented in 29/3/2024