More than half (52.8%) of people registered as unemployed during the first three months of 2024, remained so during the second quarter, INE statistics institute reports – while youth unemployment remains much too high (over 20%). Talking to SIC Notícias, secretary of state for labour Adriano Rafael Moreira said there has to be “an urgent response” to the high level of youth unemployment, which is why the government has drawn up measures to try and tackle it.
More than half unemployed at end of first quarter remain unemployed through second
