Job Vacancies in Portugal increased to 11753 in January from 5745 in December of 2025. Job Vacancies in Portugal averaged 7958.01 from 1979 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 17645.00 in April of 2015 and a record low of 1083.00 in December of 1985. source: IEFP - Institute of Employment and Professional Formation, Portugal

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	5273.10	5306.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Change	0.50	0.90	percent	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	65.80	65.80	percent	Jan 2026
Full Time Employment	4900.50	4914.50	Thousand	Dec 2025
Job Vacancies	11753.00	5745.00		Jan 2026
Job Vacancy Rate	1.40	1.40	percent	Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	69.70	69.70	percent	Jan 2026
Labour Costs	164.08	146.10	points	Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.10	2.30	percent	Sep 2025
Minimum Wages	1073.00	1015.00	EUR/Month	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	439.00	417.60	Thousand	Dec 2025
Population	10.75	10.64	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	103.54	103.04	points	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men	66.58	66.33	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	66.58	66.33	Years	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	333.50	327.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Change	11285.00	-29.00	persons	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	5.60	5.60	percent	Jan 2026
Wage Growth	7.90	9.30	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	1314.00	1298.00	EUR/Month	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	156.30	165.71	points	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	18.40	18.90	percent	Dec 2025