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Female unemployment: total and by type of unemployment

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2020

180.2

Individuals - Tho...

1974

35.5

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Years	Type of unemployment
Years	Total	Looking for 1st job	Looking for a new job
1974	35.5	19.0	16.5
1975	80.5	38.5	42.0
1976	112.0	56.5	55.5
1977	163.0	93.5	69.5
1978	197.5	118.0	79.5
1979	221.5	131.5	90.0
1980	227.5	126.5	101.0
1981	248.5	132.0	116.5
1982	223.0	108.0	115.0
1983	┴238.3	┴101.1	┴137.2
1984	232.7	97.7	135.0
1985	232.7	88.3	144.4
1986	217.4	84.4	133.0
1987	185.7	71.5	114.2
1988	163.0	54.0	109.0
1989	148.4	45.4	103.0
1990	141.0	39.3	101.7
1991	129.8	30.6	99.2
1992	┴103.4	┴26.8	┴76.6
1993	137.5	24.9	112.6
1994	168.1	33.9	134.2
1995	172.6	34.3	138.3
1996	177.0	40.5	136.5
1997	165.5	37.8	127.7
1998	┴141.5	┴29.1	┴112.4
1999	117.3	19.8	97.4
2000	116.6	16.2	100.3
2001	122.5	21.0	101.5
2002	149.6	21.9	127.7
2003	181.4	24.6	156.8
2004	190.5	26.9	163.7
2005	221.1	34.8	186.3
2006	230.1	32.0	198.1
2007	248.2	36.7	211.5
2008	229.3	33.5	195.8
2009	264.6	28.7	235.9
2010	313.5	31.7	281.8
2011	┴337.9	┴38.1	┴299.8
2012	401.6	45.7	355.8
2013	419.0	46.3	372.7
2014	364.5	44.5	320.0
2015	323.5	42.9	280.6
2016	282.0	31.7	250.3
2017	238.7	27.3	211.3
2018	191.3	21.1	170.1
2019	185.4	20.0	165.4
2020	180.2	18.6	161.5

Sources/Entities: INE, PORDATA
Last updated: 2021-02-15

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