SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 11-may-2020

page 1/14 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt Statistics Portugal makes available the synthesis of the 6 th weekly report of some of the most relevant statistical findings released for monitoring the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report covers the Employment Statistics (1 st quarter), published on 6 May, the Industry Turnover and Employment Indices (March 2020) and the International Trade Statistics (March 2020), both published on 8 May. It presents some context indicators for analysis of the impact of the Pandemic on DGS (the national health authority) data on infected and deaths, integrating territory and demography, taking as reference unit the municipality and the data available on May 6 (2 weeks more than in the previous press release on the same theme). It also presents the summary analysis of the results of the fourth week of the “Fast and Exceptional Business Survey - COVID-19”, carried out in collaboration with the Banco de Portugal. For further details, see the links, for related information, available throughout this press release. The unemployment rate in the 1 st quarter of 2020 stood at 6.7%. The employment rate (population aged 15 and over) stood at 54.7% and decreased by 0.6 p.p. compared to the previous quarter. The employed population (4,865.9 thousand people) decreased by 0.9% (41.7 thousand) vis-à-vis the last quarter of 2019. Employment rate May . 11 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 54,7% 0% 46,0% 48,0% 50,0% 52,0% 54,0% 56,0% 58,0% 1Q2011 1Q2012 1Q2013 1Q2014 1Q2015 1Q2016 1Q2017 1Q2018 1Q2019 1Q2020