SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 17 AUG 2021
4 17 . August . 2021 SÍNT S IN @ COVID-19 Serviço de Comunicação e Imagem | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt pág. 9/20 The labour underutilisation rate stood at 12.3% and the unemployment rate was 6.7% 6.7% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 16.0% 18.0% 20.0% 2T2012 2T2013 2T2014 2T2015 2T2016 2T2017 2T2018 2T2019 2T2020 2T2021 In the 2 nd quarter of 2021: The unemployed population, estimated at 345.7 thousand people: • Decreased by 4.0% (14.4 thousand) compared to the previous quarter; • Increased by 24.2% (67.3 thousand) compared to the 2 nd quarter of 2020. The unemployment rate was 6.7%, accounting for: • 0.4 percentage points less (p.p.) than in the previous quarter; • 1.0 p.p. more than in the same quarter of 2020; • 0.3 p.p. more than in the 2 nd quarter of 2019. The unemployment rate was higher than the national average in four regions of the country: Algarve (10.2%), Região Autónoma da Madeira (8.4%), Alentejo (7.9%), and Região Autónoma dos Açores (6.8%). Unemployment rates by NUTS II region, 2 nd quarter of 2021 Unemployment rate 6.7% 10.2% 8.4% 7.9% 6.8% 6.7% 6.3% 6.2% Portugal Algarve Região Autónoma da Madeira Alentejo Região Autónoma dos Açores Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Norte Centro 55.3% 44.0% 46.0% 48.0% 50.0% 52.0% 54.0% 56.0% 58.0% 2T2012 2T2013 2T2014 2T2015 2T2016 2T2017 2T2018 2T2019 2T2020 2T2021 00.0 // The employed population (4,810.5 thousand people) registered increases of: • 2.8% (128.9 thousand) in comparison with the previous quarter; • 4.5% (208.9 thousand) compared to the same quarter of 2020; • 0.8% (36.3 thousand) compared to the 2 nd quarter of 2019. The employment rate stood at 55.3%, up 1.4 p.p. from the previous quarter. The employed population absent from work in the reference week decreased by 37.5% (237.9 thousand) compared to the previous quarter and 63.1% (680.3 thousand) compared to the 2 nd quarter of 2020. Own Illness, injury or temporary disability was the main reason for absence from work, similar to what is usually observed in second quarters. Around 15% of the employed population (717.0 thousand people) always or almost always worked from home, using information and communication technologies (remote working). Employment rate
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