INE's labour market flows show 25.3 percent of the unemployed found work between the second and third quarters of 2026, down from 29.7 percent a quarter earlier and 30.6 percent a year earlier. Unemployment rose by a net 16,000.
The IEFP is assessing 12 months of support, instead of six, for the internships that give access to professional orders such as the bar, probably at a lower rate than today's 65 percent. Nothing is in force yet. What the rules say now and what to do.
Portugal's jobless rate was 5.6 percent in September, unchanged on August and the joint lowest since 2002, but INE's provisional estimate shows 39,200 fewer people in work than at May's record. Youth unemployment was 19.1 percent.
Employers notified 479 collective dismissals in the first nine months, 15.7 percent more than a year earlier, DGERT figures show. Yet 5,294 workers were let go, 2.2 percent fewer. What the Labour Code says about notice and compensation.
Decreto n.º 23/2026 approves ILO Convention 167 on safety and health in construction. It binds Portugal 12 months after ratification is registered, and commits the State to laws giving workers the right to leave a site in imminent danger.
Registered unemployment fell 10.1 percent in a year to 271,984 in September, with the North accounting for two thirds of the drop. Graduates barely fell, and the Algarve and Alentejo rose on August.
Foreign nationals were 18.8 percent of contributors in August, paid 389.1 million euros, up 10.2 percent, and received 66.4 million euros in benefits. A provisional dip in their number may not survive revision, as July's did not.
