An analysis of the Portuguese job market highlighting issues such as low salaries, long working hours, and job insecurity for young people.
Labour market in Portugal: below-average wages, high working hours, and youth precariousness
Friday, 1 May 2026RSS
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Portugal has the 5th highest weekly working hours in the EU • Notícias ao Minuto
- Part-time underemployment in Portugal reaches 2.2% and approaches the EU average • dnoticias.pt
- Portugal has the seventh highest employment rate in the EU for those aged 25 to 29 • Jornal Económico
- Young Portuguese people are among the most precarious in Europe • cmjornal.pt
- Four in every 10 young people are in precarious employment. An X-ray of the labour market in Portugal • Renascença
- Portugal is the fourth country in the European Union with the most precarious work among young people • Público
- “In the refugee camp, they said that in Portugal, if you worked and paid taxes, you would get a residence permit in a short time” • Expresso
- What is needed to value careers in Portugal? • expresso.pt
