These layoffs increased between January and September this year, compared to the same period the previous year. In the month of September alone, there was 200 workers covered. Women are the most affected.
In the first nine months of the year, the Ministry of Labor was notified 60 more collective layoffs compared to the 354 registered in the same period of 2024, according to DGERT data. Similar to what happened in August, this is the highest value since 2020, when it reached 521. In the month of September alone, 55 collective redundancies were reportedagainst 36 in the same month.
Of the 414 collective layoffs reported by companies between January and September, 145 were from micro-enterprises, 167 from small companies, 63 from medium-sized companies and 39 from large companies.
Already the number of workers covered by collective dismissals increased by 16.6% until Septembercompared to the same period of the previous year, totaling 5,544, according to DGERT data. Of these 5,544 workers covered due to collective redundancies, 5,412 were effectively laid off, an increase of 21% compared to the same period last year.
Trend is increasing since 2023
The number of workers affected by collective dismissals has been increasing since 2023, and the value recorded in the first nine months of this year is already the highest value since 2020 (5,371).
By regions, the region of Lisbon and Tagus Valley and the North continue to be the regions with the highest number of layoffs collectives communicated until September, with 203 and 126 respectively, making up 49% and 31% of the total.
Specifically regarding the month of September, 200 workers were effectively laid off, a figure lower than the 634 in August and the 544 in the same period. Of the 200 workers actually laid off in September, the Center region represented the vast majority (58%), with 117 workers actually laid off. As women were most affected due to layoffs in September, making up 64% of terminations.
As manufacturing industries, wholesale trade, health and social action activities and consultancy, scientific and technical activities and similar are the sectors with the highest number of workers laid off in September, with the main reason cited, globally, being the reduction of personnel (85% of the total).
