Stigningen (6½ procentpoint) var mere beskeden i Portugal, hvor beskæftigelsen allerede var relativt høj, men stadig et godt stykke over EU-gennemsnittet, idet erhvervsfrekvensen kom op på 68½%, kun marginalt under 70%-målet, som blev fastsat i Lissabon for EU i 2010.
The increase (6½ percentage points) was more modest in Portugal, where employment was already relatively high, but still well above theEUaverage, taking the employment rate to 68½%, only slightly below the target of 70% set in Lisbon for the EU in 2010.