Job Vacancies in Portugal decreased to 11919 in April from 14696 in March of 2026. Job Vacancies in Portugal averaged 7984.28 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	5324.70	5295.70	Thousand	Apr 2026
Employment Change	-0.40	0.50	percent	Mar 2026
Employment Rate	66.20	66.00	percent	Apr 2026
Full Time Employment	4891.80	4900.50	Thousand	Mar 2026
Job Vacancies	11919.00	14696.00		Apr 2026
Job Vacancy Rate	1.40	1.40	percent	Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	70.20	70.00	percent	Apr 2026
Labour Costs	147.12	163.79	points	Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.10	2.10	percent	Dec 2025
Minimum Wages	1073.00	1015.00	EUR/Month	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	409.00	439.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Population	10.75	10.64	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	105.01	103.47	points	Mar 2026
Retirement Age Men	66.75	66.58	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	66.75	66.58	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	319.70	335.10	Thousand	Apr 2026
Unemployment Change	-12466.00	-9423.00	persons	Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate	5.70	5.80	percent	Apr 2026
Wage Growth	6.80	8.50	percent	Mar 2026
Wages	1333.00	1314.00	EUR/Month	Mar 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	125.05	122.38	points	Mar 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	17.90	19.00	percent	Apr 2026