Portugal jobless rate falls to 6 pct in 2025

LISBON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Portugal's unemployment rate fell to 6 percent in 2025, the lowest annual level since 2011, according to data released Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

The unemployment rate declined by 0.4 percentage points year on year, outperforming the government's forecast of 6.1 percent outlined in the 2026 state budget proposal.