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The unemployment rate in Portugal dropped to 6.3 percent in the second quarter of 2019 from 6.8 percent in the previous three-month period and below last year's 6.7 percent. It was the lowest jobless rate since the second quarter of 2004, as the number of unemployed declined by 7.1 percent from the previous quarter to 328.5 thousand and employment rose 0.7 percent to 4.92 million. Youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, increased to 18.1 percent from an eight-year low of 17.6 percent. The activity rate edged up 0.1 p.p. to 59.2 percent and the employment rate rose 0.4 p.p. to 55.5 percent.

The unemployment rate in Portugal came in at 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2019, little-changed from the previous period's 14-year low of 6.7 percent and well below last year's 7.9 percent. The number of unemployed rose 1.3 percent from the previous three-month period to 353.6 thousand and employment edged down 0.1 percent to 4.88 million. Youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, fell to 17.6 percent in the first quarter, the lowest reading since comparable records began in 2011. The activity rate was unchanged at 59.1 percent and the employment rate stood at 55.1 percent.

The unemployment rate in Portugal was unchanged at a near 14-year low of 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 and was 1.4 percentage points below last year's 8.1 percent. The number of unemployed fell 1 percent from the previous three-month period to 349.1 thousand and employment declined 0.4 percent to 4.88 million. Youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, edged down to 19.9 percent in the fourth quarter from 20 percent in the previous period. The activity rate decreased 0.3 percentage points to 59.1 percent and the employment rate dropped by the same amount to 55.1 percent.