According to the Employment and Vocational Training Institute (IEFP), at the end of July, "292,825 unemployed individuals were registered with the employment services of the mainland and autonomous regions, representing 66.9% of a total of 437,542 job applications."

This represents 12,314 fewer people registered with employment centres compared to July 2024. This decline, "in absolute terms, was driven by those registered for less than 12 months (-12,727), those seeking a new job (-11,424), and those over 25 (-10,577)," the IEFP notes in a statement released today.

In the quarter-on-quarter comparison, that is, compared to June, there are 663 fewer people registered with employment centres.

This is the sixth consecutive month of decline, and, similar to the previous month, the number of registered workers is the lowest since July 2023, when 284,330 people were registered at employment centres, according to an analysis of available data.

Regarding the most significant professional groups, compared to the same period last year, "a decrease in unemployment was observed in the professional groups of 'farmers and skilled workers in agriculture, fishing, and forestry' (-18.5%), 'administrative personnel' (-14.2%), 'technicians and intermediate-level professions' (-9.7%), and 'skilled workers in industry, construction, and crafts' (-7.2%)."

On the other hand, there was an increase in unemployment among the professional groups, "representatives of the legislative branch, executive bodies, managers, directors, and executive managers" (+17.3%) and "Unskilled Workers" (+3.2%).

Regionally, registered unemployment decreased in all regions, with the exception of Alentejo, compared to the same period last year, with the sharpest increase recorded in the autonomous region of Madeira (-19.4%).

In the quarter-on-quarter comparison, "some increases were recorded in the North, Center, and Alentejo regions," reveals the IEFP.

At the end of July, unfilled job vacancies reached 19,014 in employment services nationwide, corresponding to an increase in the number of vacancies on file in the annual analysis (+6,836; +56.1%), but a decrease compared to the previous month (-292; -1.5%)