SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 8-Sept -2020

www.ine.pt page 4/10 September . 08. 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt In June 2020, compared to the previous month: • The employed population increased by 0.3% (13.3 thousand people); • The unemployed population (370.3 thousand) increased by 27.9% (80.7 thousand); • The active population (5,038,9 thousand) increased by 1.9% (94.0 thousand); • The inactive population (2,741.8 thousand) decreased by 3.3% (93.7 thousand). The increase in the active population resulted from the increases in the employed population (13.3 thousand) and in the unemployed population (80.7 thousand). The provisional estimate of the unemployment rate in July 2020 stood at 8.1% (+0.8 p.p. than in the previous month and +1.6 p.p. than in July 2019), being: • 26.3% for the young population (+1.1 p.p. than in the previous month); • 6.8% for the adult population (+0.8 p.p. than in the previous month). Employment Rate (seasonally adjusted data) Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted data) 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0% Jul-11 Jul-12 Jul-13 Jul-14 Jul-15 Jul-16 Jul-17 Jul-18 Jul-19 Jul-20 8,1% (p) Provisional estimate (p) Provisional estimate (p) (p) In July 2020, compared to the previous month: • The unemployed population increased by 10.6% (39.4 thousand people); • The employed population increased by 0.1% (2.7 thousand); • The active population increased by 0.8% (42.1 thousand); • The inactive population decreased by 1.5% (41.0 thousand); • The inactivity rate stood at 34.7% (-0.5 p.p vis-à-vis the previous month; +1.4 p.p. compared to July 2019). The estimated employment rate in May 2020 stood at 60.0% (the same of the previous month and -2.2 p.p. year-on-year). 60.0% 48.0% 50.0% 52.0% 54.0% 56.0% 58.0% 60.0% 62.0% 64.0% Jul-11 Jul-12 Jul-13 Jul-14 Jul-15 Jul-16 Jul-17 Jul-18 Jul-19 Jul-20