Unemployment increases across OECD countries, including Portugal
The level of unemployment in a group of countries in which Portugal is included showed an increase in August to 4.9%, against the 4.8% of July, say reports today. This
July jobless figure at record low
Youth unemployment also lowest ever The number of people registered as jobless with Portugal’s Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) at the end of July was the lowest on
Two out of every three Portuguese families struggling to make ends meet
Two out of every three Portuguese families are struggling to make ends meet. This is one of the conclusions of a new study by consumer watchdog DECO in a week
Algarve sees unemployment rise to highest level since 2014
Unemployment in the Algarve reached a seven-year high in January, with 33,571 people registered as unemployed at the region’s job centres. The data has been revealed by Portugal’s Institute of
Portugal’s unemployment rate falls to 7.1% in November, rises year-on-year
Portugal’s unemployment rate fell to 7.1% in November, 0.4 percentage points lower than in October, but 0.4 percentage points higher than in the same month of 2019, according to figures
Algarve sees unemployment rise by 60.8%
Portugal’s southern Algarve region saw 31,313 people unemployed in December, a 60.8% hike compared to the same month in 2019, according to data released by the Institute of Employment and
Portugal’s TAP “throws 3600 into unemployment”
Indebted airline TAP is preparing for a massive reduction of airplanes and employees – reducing numbers on the payroll as well as wages in 2021 and 2022. The idea is
60,000 jobs in tourism expected to be lost in Portugal this year
60,000 jobs are expected to be lost in Portugal’s tourism sector this year. In an interview with Reuters news agency, Rita Marques, secretary of state for Tourism said forecasts are
Unemployment: Algarve’s hotel sector workers fear for their future
The crisis brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has cast a dark shadow over the future of many of the Algarve’s hotel industry workers who have lost their jobs or
Portugal’s unemployment increases by 45.1%
Unemployment in Portugal saw a 45.1% increase between July and September – habitually the months of highest employment due to the tourist season. This is the first time since 2011