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LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED: &nbsp; Unemployed person, available for work and seeking employment for 12 months or more. For unemployed persons registered at the Job Centres, the period for seeking work (12 months or over) starts being counted at the date of registration at the Job Centres.
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).

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Long term unemployment rate (Série 1998 - %)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Long term unemployment rate (Série 1998 - %) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2002); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey
First available period	1998
Last available period	2010
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (NUTS - 2002)
Concepts	LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED: Unemployed person, available for work and seeking employment for 12 months or more. For unemployed persons registered at the Job Centres, the period for seeking work (12 months or over) starts being counted at the date of registration at the Job Centres. 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).
Formule	(Unemployed population for a year or more/ Active population)*100
Measure unit (symbol)	Percentage (%)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	22/05/2014