SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 16-jun-2020

June . 16 . 2020 page 6/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Employment The Services Employment Index registered a year-on-year decrease of 6.4% in April (-0.3% in March). The month-on-month rate of change in the Employment Index was -5.1% (-0.9% in March). Services Employment Index (year-on-year change rate) Total Services Wages and Salaries Index (year-on-year change rate) Total Services Employment Index (year-on-year change rate) Total -6.4% -8.0% -6.0% -4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 Oct-19 Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 -10.7% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 Oct-19 Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 -27.2% -30.0% -25.0% -20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 Oct-19 Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 Wages and salaries In year-on-year terms, the Services Wages and Salaries Index was -10.7% (+1.6% in March). Compared to the previous month, the Services Wages and Salaries Index registered a rate of change of -11.2% (1.1% in April 2019). Hours worked The Services Employment Index, measured by hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, was 27.2% in year-on-year terms (-4.9% in the previous month). In April, the month-on-month rate of change in the Services Employment Index was -24.7% (-1.6% in the same period a year earlier). More information available at: Services Turnover Index – April 2020 (12 June 2020)