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PORTUGAL

Unemployed males: total and by type of unemployment

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2020

170.8

Individuals - Tho...

1974

32.0

Individuals - Tho...

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Years	Type of unemployment
Years	Total	Looking for 1st job	Looking for a new job
1974	32.0	14.5	17.5
1975	98.5	31.5	67.0
1976	149.5	52.5	97.0
1977	146.0	60.5	85.5
1978	136.5	70.5	66.0
1979	122.5	63.5	59.0
1980	104.0	48.0	56.0
1981	108.0	50.5	57.5
1982	93.0	38.5	54.5
1983	┴127.5	┴38.2	┴89.3
1984	161.2	41.0	120.2
1985	172.7	50.5	122.2
1986	176.2	47.7	128.5
1987	143.5	37.2	106.3
1988	109.9	27.2	82.7
1989	95.1	23.8	71.3
1990	90.1	21.2	68.9
1991	77.7	13.2	64.5
1992	┴90.7	┴15.6	┴75.1
1993	120.0	16.9	103.1
1994	155.7	21.5	134.2
1995	165.8	29.3	136.5
1996	167.0	31.1	135.9
1997	158.6	26.9	131.7
1998	┴110.3	┴15.4	┴94.8
1999	108.4	13.6	94.8
2000	89.4	11.0	78.4
2001	91.7	13.7	78.0
2002	120.9	19.1	101.8
2003	159.0	21.2	137.8
2004	168.5	21.4	147.1
2005	192.9	22.3	170.6
2006	190.5	25.2	165.3
2007	192.4	23.1	169.3
2008	188.7	22.7	165.9
2009	252.9	25.2	227.7
2010	277.7	29.8	247.9
2011	┴350.2	┴34.0	┴316.2
2012	434.2	43.6	390.6
2013	436.2	44.9	391.3
2014	361.5	43.4	318.1
2015	323.0	37.4	285.6
2016	291.0	34.1	256.9
2017	224.2	28.2	196.0
2018	174.7	24.4	150.3
2019	154.1	17.7	136.4
2020	170.8	17.0	153.7

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

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