Job Vacancies in Portugal increased to 13579 in September from 9557 in August of 2026. Job Vacancies in Portugal averaged 8010.64 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	5341.30	5354.60	Thousand	Sep 2026
Employment Change	0.90	0.10	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Rate	65.80	65.90	percent	Sep 2026
Full Time Employment	4975.50	4891.80	Thousand	Jun 2026
Job Vacancies	13579.00	9557.00		Sep 2026
Job Vacancy Rate	1.60	1.40	percent	Mar 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	69.60	69.80	percent	Sep 2026
Labour Costs	159.23	147.40	points	Jun 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.00	2.20	percent	Jun 2026
Minimum Wages	1073.00	1073.00	EUR/Month	Dec 2026
Part Time Employment	424.40	409.00	Thousand	Jun 2026
Population	11.42	11.39	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	103.18	104.55	points	Jun 2026
Retirement Age Men	66.75	66.58	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	66.75	66.58	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	320.30	316.80	Thousand	Sep 2026
Unemployment Change	-1739.00	4623.00	persons	Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate	5.60	5.60	percent	Sep 2026
Wage Growth	6.20	7.20	percent	Aug 2026
Wages	1373.00	1348.00	EUR/Month	Sep 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	140.87	159.11	points	Aug 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	19.10	19.90	percent	Sep 2026