SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 4 JUN 2021

June . 04 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 3/10 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt 22.2% 5.5% 24.0% 5.7% Youth popula ti on Adult popula�on Mar-21 Apr-21 (p) Provisional estimate (p) Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted data) (p) (p) Provisional estimate Labour underutilisation rate (seasonally adjusted data) In March 2021: • The employed population increased by 0.6% compared to the previous month and 0.4% when compared to the same month in 2020; • The unemployed population decreased by 3.0% compared to February 2021 and increased by 4.9% compared to March 2020; • The unemployment rate (International Labour Organisation (ILO) concept) stood at 6.6%, 0.2 p.p. less than the previous month and 0.3 p.p. more than a year earlier; • The labour underutilisation rate stood at 12.9%, 0.9 p.p. less than the previous month and 0.2 p.p. more than a year earlier; • Compared to the previous month, the active population increased (16.5 thousand) and the inactive population decreased by the same amount (16.5 thousand); • The increase in the active population resulted from the fact that the increase in the employed population (27.0 thousand) more than compensated for the decrease in the unemployed population (10.4 thousand); • The decrease in the inactive population was essentially explained by the decrease in the number of inactive persons looking for a job but not available (12.5 thousand), and inactive persons available but not looking for a job (18.8 thousand). Unemployment* rate in the youth and adult population Mar. 2021 and Apr. 2021 * Values for April 2021 are provisional. 6.9% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0% Apr-12 Apr-13 Apr-14 Apr-15 Apr-16 Apr-17 Apr-18 Apr-19 Apr-20 Apr-21 12.9% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% Apr-12 Apr-13 Apr-14 Apr-15 Apr-16 Apr-17 Apr-18 Apr-19 Apr-20 Apr-21 More information available at: Monthly employment and unemployment estimates – April 2021 (31 May 2021)