Portugal Unemployment Rate

1998 - 2020 | Monthly | % | Statistics Portugal

Portugal Unemployment Rate dropped to 7.50 % in Oct 2020, from the previously reported number of 7.90 % in Sep 2020. Portugal Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Feb 1998 to Oct 2020, with an average rate of 8.70 %. The data reached an all-time high of 17.40 % in Jan 2013 and a record low of 4.80 % in Dec 2000. The data is reported by reported by Statistics Portugal.

In the latest reports, Portugal Population reached 10.30 million people in Dec 2019. Monthly Earnings of Portugal stood at 1,381.35 USD in Dec 2018. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 58.40 % in Sep 2020.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
7.50 Oct 2020	7.90 Sep 2020	4.80 Dec 2000	17.40 Jan 2013	%	monthly	Feb 1998 - Oct 2020

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Austria (%)	5.52 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Sep 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	6.94 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2020
Bahrain (%)	4.30 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
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Belarus (%)	0.20 Nov 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Nov 2020

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-1.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1999 - Jun 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-5,348.455 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	16,545.209 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	21.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	313,017.6 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	130.8 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn)	108.361 2025	yearly	1986 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn)	286.789 2025	yearly	1990 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn)	103.939 2025	yearly	1986 - 2025
General Govt Gross Debt: as % of GDP (%)	130.800 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2020
Government Budget: ytd: Balance (EUR mn)	-11,816.278 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Nov 2020
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Indirect: Value Added Tax (EUR mn)	15,111.997 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Nov 2020
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EUR mn)	53,349.896 Nov 2020	monthly	May 2009 - Nov 2020
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (EUR mn)	50,994.856 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Nov 2020
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Capital (EUR mn)	2,355.040 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Nov 2020
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EUR mn)	41,533.618 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Nov 2020
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (EUR mn)	16,056.255 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Nov 2020

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