PT · 2018 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Portugal, 2018

Employment rates by citizenship
72.6%
Portugal, 2018
▲ 2.3% vs 2017 (71.0%)
Analysis

In 2018, Portugal's employment rates by citizenship increased by 2.3% compared to 2017, reaching 72.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 73.1%.

Portugal ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.5% (from 63.4% in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
99.3%
EU-27: 73.1%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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