The labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in Portugal increased by 1.2 percentage points (+1.6 percent) compared to the previous year. With 76.37 percent, the labor participation rate thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. The labor force participation rate refers to the share of the population aged 15 years and over who are economically active. Unemployed people actively searching for work are included, whereas the long-term unemployed (economically inactive) are not. It is calculated by dividing the total number of workers aged 15 and over by the total population aged 15 and over.
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Portugal: Labor force participation rate from 2012 to 2022
The labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
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World Bank. (September 19, 2024). Portugal: Labor force participation rate from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993688/labor-force-participation-rate-in-portugal/
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