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REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT: &nbsp; People of a specified minimum age, enrolled at a public employment office, who have no job, are seeking a job and are available for work.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
AGE GROUP: &nbsp; The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
SEX: &nbsp; Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.

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Registered unemployment (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Registered unemployment (No.) by Sex and Age group; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional
First available period	1997
Last available period	2024
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (Portugal) Sex Age group
Concepts	REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT: People of a specified minimum age, enrolled at a public employment office, who have no job, are seeking a job and are available for work. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others). AGE GROUP: The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference. SEX: Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	19/02/2026