Companies reported 414 collective redundancies between January and September this year, which represents an increase of 17% compared to the same period last year, remaining at the highest level since 2020, according to data from DGERT.
In the first nine months of the year, 60 more collective layoffs were communicated to the Ministry of Labor compared to the 354 registered in the same period of 2024, according to data from the Directorate-General for Employment and Labor Relations (DGERT).
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 reported, compared to 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.
The number of workers covered by collective dismissals increased by 16.6% until September, compared to the same period in the previous year, totaling 5,544, according to DGERT data.
Of these 5,544 workers covered by collective dismissals, 5,412 were actually laid off, an increase of 21% compared to the same period last year.
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 region, the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region and the North continue to be the regions with the highest number of collective redundancies reported 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.
Women were most affected by layoffs in September, making up 64% of terminations.
Manufacturing industries, wholesale trade, health and social action activities and consultancy, scientific, technical and similar activities are the sectors with the highest number of workers laid off in September, with the main reason cited, globally, being staff reduction (85% of the total).