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Portugal Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
7.86% decade average (1980-1989)

Portugal's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 5.06% (1989) to 10.50% (1984), averaging 7.86% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 7.82% 33rd
1981 8.29% +0.47pp 31st
1982 7.46% −0.83pp 26th
1983 7.95% +0.49pp 25th
1984 10.50% +2.56pp 36th
1985 8.67% −1.83pp 36th
1986 8.60% −0.07pp 36th
1987 7.13% −1.48pp 30th
1988 7.07% −0.06pp 34th
1989 5.06% −2.01pp 23rd