Portugal recorded the highest quarter-on-quarter employment growth in Europe.

Omissions

• Eurostat's comparison covers the EU Member States / euro area (those for which quarterly data are available), not literally every European country; the claim's use of 'Europe' should be read as the EU/euro-area aggregate.
• The figure refers specifically to employment measured in persons, quarter-on-quarter; other employment indicators (e.g. the employment rate) place Portugal lower (around 3rd-4th) in the same quarter.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — GDP up by 0.6% and employment up by 0.1% in the euro area (Q2 2026)In the second quarter of 2026, Portugal (+1.0%), Czechia and Malta (both +0.9%) recorded the highest increase of employment in persons compared with the first quarter of 2026.
• SecondaryStaffing Industry Analysts — Euro area employment rises 0.5% with Portugal leading the wayPortugal (1.0%), Czechia and Malta (both 0.9%) recorded the highest increase in employment compared with the first quarter of 2026.