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How many unemployed people have been looking for work for over a year?

36.8% of unemployed people had been looking for work for 12 months or more in 2025.

Down 0.1 percentage points from 2024.

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Unemployed for 12 months or more, by region

2025, in percent Calculated by the project

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Unemployed for 12 months or more, by region, 2025, in percent
Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)Percentage (%)
Portugal36.8
Norte41.7
Centro30.8 §
Oeste e Vale do Tejon.c.
Grande Lisboa32.8 §
Península de Setúbal38.7 §
Alentejo43.5 §
Algarve24.0 §
Região Autónoma dos Açores38.7 §
Região Autónoma da Madeira38.7 §
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Reference
Measure P24 of the list of selected indicators: Proportion of long-term unemployed population — %

Comparison with the previous period

Difference calculated by the project from the published values (2025: 36.8; 2024: 36.9): 36.8 − 36.9 = -0.1 percentage points. Not a value published by Statistics Portugal.

Unemployed for 12 months or more, by region

Period
2025
Unit
Percentage (%)
Duration of the unemployment
12 months or more
Data as of
3 November 2026

Value calculated by the project from Statistics Portugal data, with a rule still to be confirmed: 100 × unemployed for 12 months or more ÷ all unemployed (0012226), by region. One decimal place. Table 0012188 uses the labour force as denominator and is not a substitute. (Rule source: People 2024, p. 21 (proportion of long-term unemployed population by region))

Source

  • Statistics Portugal, Labour force survey (Series 2021): Unemployed population (Series 2021 - No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024) and Duration of the unemployment, source last updated 4 February 2026. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0012226)

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Statistics Portugal. People: “Unemployed for 12 months or more, by region”. http://localhost:4321/en/as-pessoas/p24#x-P24-regioes. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.

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