PT · 2008 · lfsa_egan

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)

Portugal, 2008

Employment (15-64, all citizenships)
4,786k
Portugal, 2008
▲ 0.6% vs 2007 (4,756k)
Analysis

In 2008, Portugal's employment (15-64, all citizenships) increased by 0.6% compared to 2007, reaching 4,786k.

Portugal accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 189,881k.

Portugal ranks 9th 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 0.3% (from 4,770k in 2003).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
2.5%
EU-27: 189,881k
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