PT · 2017 · lfsa_egan
Employment — national citizens
Portugal, 2017
Employment — national citizens
4,416k
Portugal, 2017
▲ 3.4% vs 2016 (4,272k)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's employment increased by 3.4% compared to 2016, reaching 4,416k.
Portugal accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 176,807k.
Portugal ranks 10th 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 6.9% (from 4,130k in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.5%
EU-27: 176,807k
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_egan