PT · 2017 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Portugal, 2017

Employment rates by citizenship
64.8%
Portugal, 2017
▲ 3.7% vs 2016 (62.5%)
Analysis

In 2017, Portugal's employment rates by citizenship increased by 3.7% compared to 2016, reaching 64.8%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 61.3%.

Portugal ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.8% (from 58.5% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
105.7%
EU-27: 61.3%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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