Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Portugal - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Portugal, the unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent in July 2026, the same as in the previous month.
Sample. This monthly time series has 523 data points. The time span covered by the series is from January 1983 to July 2026.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the unemployment rate had a mean of 8.5 per cent; it hit a peak of 18.4 in January 2013; it registered a minimum of 4.8 in April 1991.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 5.60000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5.70000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 5.70000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Portugal |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |