{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Portugal Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Portugal's Long-Term Unemployment: 337.1 thousands of persons in 2025, -4.0% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Portugal","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Portugal","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Portugal Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2025)","value":"337.1","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-4.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-4.0%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":414.1},{"period":"2006","value":420.6},{"period":"2007","value":440.6},{"period":"2008","value":418},{"period":"2009","value":517.4},{"period":"2010","value":591.2},{"period":"2011","value":689.4},{"period":"2012","value":833.7},{"period":"2013","value":857.6},{"period":"2014","value":725.4},{"period":"2015","value":645.2},{"period":"2016","value":574.1},{"period":"2017","value":464.9},{"period":"2018","value":365.8},{"period":"2019","value":338.6},{"period":"2020","value":354.5},{"period":"2021","value":344.1},{"period":"2022","value":323},{"period":"2023","value":351.1},{"period":"2024","value":351.1},{"period":"2025","value":337.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"337.1","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"351.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"351.1","yoyChange":"+8.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"323.0","yoyChange":"-6.1%"},{"year":"2021","value":"344.1","yoyChange":"-2.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"354.5","yoyChange":"+4.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"338.6","yoyChange":"-7.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"365.8","yoyChange":"-21.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"464.9","yoyChange":"-19.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"574.1","yoyChange":"-11.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"645.2","yoyChange":"-11.1%"},{"year":"2014","value":"725.4","yoyChange":"-15.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"857.6","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"833.7","yoyChange":"+20.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"689.4","yoyChange":"+16.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"591.2","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"517.4","yoyChange":"+23.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"418.0","yoyChange":"-5.1%"},{"year":"2007","value":"440.6","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2006","value":"420.6","yoyChange":"+1.6%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Portugal from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 857.6 thousands of persons in 2013 and reached its lowest recorded value of 323 in 2022. The latest reading of 337.1 in 2025 represents a change of -14."}]}