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The unemployment rate in the euro area fell to 6.2% in December 2025, while the rate in the European Union (EU) remained at 5.9%, with Portugal recording 5.6%, according to data published today by Eurostat.
The positive trend in the Portuguese labour market observed since 2014 has not yet ended. In December, unemployment fell for the third consecutive month.
In the 'Monthly Employment and Unemployment Estimates', Statistics Portugal (INE) left the provisional 7 January estimate for the November 2025 rate unchanged at 5.7 per cent.
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In Portugal, unemployment fell to 5.7%
The unemployment rate increased in November 2025 to 6.3% in the euro area and 6.0% in the European Union (EU), compared with, respectively, 6.4% and 5.8% in the same month of 2024, Eurostat reported today.
In Portugal, unemployment fell to 5.7 per cent, compared with 6.6 per cent in November 2024.
The unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points between October and November 2025, according to provisional data from Statistics Portugal (INE). The employment rate reached its highest level since 1998: 65.8%.
