The Migration Observatory finds 52.3 percent of third-country graduates overqualified for their work in 2025, against 14.1 percent of Portuguese graduates and 41.4 percent across the EU. Faster recognition of diplomas tops its list of fixes.
The IEFP opens its +Talento and INICIAR internship schemes on 12 October until 7 December, or until the money runs out. Who can be an intern, what each grant pays, and how much of the cost the state covers.
INE's monthly estimates show employment falling every month since May's record high, while unemployment held at 5.7 percent. The gap is people leaving the labour force, and the drop is concentrated among men.
The average payment has risen to about 700 euros, but wages have outrun the caps, a Bank of Portugal study finds. Six in ten claimants are back at work within a month of leaving the benefit, though four in ten earn less in real terms.
Eurostat's 8 September update puts Portugal fourth from the bottom of the EU27 on productivity growth per hour and fourth from the bottom on the level, at 66.7 percent of the European average. The measure that flatters Portugal is the one that ignores its 1,904-hour working year.
Eurostat's third estimate of the second quarter puts Portuguese employment up 1.0 percent on the quarter, the best in the EU, and 2.2 percent on the year, third behind Malta and Spain. The catch is that the workforce grew faster than output did.
ManpowerGroup's Q3 2026 Net Employment Outlook for Portugal slips to +18%, an 11 pp drop from Q2. Construction leads sectors at +36% as 47% of employers freeze headcount and 17% plan reductions, with very-large employers at just +5%.
