SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 7-jul-2020

July . 07 . 2020 page 14/21 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Given the restrictions on mobility associated with the pandemic, the analysis of the evolution of this indicator is particularly relevant in this context. In May 2020 (provisional estimate): • The underutilization of labour covered 749.5 thousand people (+5.0%, corresponding to 35.7 thousand more people than in the previous month and +7.2% (+50.1 thousand people) in year-on-year terms); • The labour underutilization rate was 14.2% (+0.8 p.p. than in the previous month, +1.2 p.p. in year-on-year terms). Labour underutilisation rate (seasonally adjusted data) 14.2% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% May-11 Nov-11 May-12 Nov-12 May-13 Nov-13 May-14 Nov-14 May-15 Nov-15 May-16 Nov-16 May-17 Nov-17 May-18 Nov-18 May-19 Nov-19 May-20 (p) More information available at: Monthly employment and unemployment estimates – May 2020 (1 July 2020) (p): Provisional estimate Number of deaths between 1 March and 21 June 2020 higher than in the same period in 2019 and 2018 The preliminary total number of deaths between March 1 and June 21, 2020, was 2,745 higher than in the same period of 2019 and 1,206 higher than in the same period of 2018. The positive variation concerning the 2019 results was mainly due to the increase in the number of deaths in persons aged 75 and over (+2,509). The total number of deaths exceeded that of 2019 (on March 20) and that of 2018 (on March 30). The comparison between deaths in 2020 and the average of deaths in 2018 and 2019, per day between March 2 and June 21, indicates a change in pattern in mid-March (the first death attributed to COVID-19 was registered on March 16).