📉 Unemployment falls to 6% in 2025, lowest since 2011

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Portugal's unemployment rate has fallen to 6% in 2025, the lowest since 2011, surpassing government and EU forecasts. The employed population reached a record high of 5.3 million, with youth unemployment dropping to 19.5%. The data, released by the Instituto Nacional de Estatística, indicates a robust labor market, with overall unemployment decreasing by 4% compared to the previous year.

Key points

• Unemployment rate decreased to 6%, below government and EU forecasts.
• Employment reached a record high of 5.3 million people.
• Youth unemployment fell to 19.5%, down 2.1 percentage points from 2024.
• Overall unemployment decreased by 4% compared to the previous year.

Links

• Expresso: Desemprego cai para 6% em 2025 e fica abaixo das previsões do Governo
• Expresso: Taxa de desemprego cai para mínimos desde 2011 e fica abaixo das previsões do Governo
• Expresso: Desemprego cai para mínimos desde 2011 e fica abaixo das previsões do Governo
• Público: Desemprego recuou e emprego atingiu novo máximo no final de 2025

Facts

• Unemployment rate in 2025: 6%, down from 6.4% in 2024.
• Total employed population reached 5.3 million.
• Youth unemployment rate fell to 19.5%, down 2.1 percentage points.
• 337,100 people were unemployed in 2025, a reduction of 14,000 from 2024.

Quotes

• The 2025 unemployment rate stood at 6%, decreased by 0.4 percentage points in relation to 2024 and corresponded to the lowest annual unemployment rate since 2011. — INE Statistical Summary

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