Long-term unemployment in Centro
The long-term unemployment rate in Centro was 1.5% of the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2019. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Centro, 2025
1.5%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
Portugal, 2025
2.2%
Position in 2025
134th of 233
Long-term unemployment in Centro over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Centro | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1%b (break in time series) | 2.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | 2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | – | 3.1% |
| 2017 | – | 4.5% |
| 2016 | – | 6.2% |
| 2015 | – | 7.2% |
| 2014 | – | 8.4% |
| 2013 | – | 9.3% |
| 2012 | – | 7.7% |
| 2011 | – | 6.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | – | 5.7% |
| 2009 | – | 4.2% |
| 2008 | – | 3.6% |
| 2007 | – | 3.8% |
| 2006 | – | 3.9% |
| 2005 | – | 3.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | – | 2.8% |
| 2003 | – | 2.0% |
| 2002 | – | 1.6% |
| 2001 | – | 1.5% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 1.8% in 2024.
- Since 2019, when it was 1.8%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 233 regions with data for 2025, Centro has the 134th highest value.
- The figure for Portugal in 2025 was 2.2%.