# Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by employment rate, 2025

All 9 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employment-rate/portugal-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/employment-rate/portugal-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grande Lisboa | 81.9 |
| 2 | Algarve | 80.6 |
| 3 | Centro (PT) | 80.5 |
| 4 | Alentejo | 80.2 |
| 5 | Península de Setúbal | 79.9 |
| 6 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 78.8 |
| 7 | Norte | 78.2 |
| 8 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 77.2 |
| 9 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 76.7 |