Companies reported 414 collective dismissals between January and September this year, reflecting a 17% increase compared to the same period last year, maintaining the highest level since 2020, according to DGERT data.
In the first nine months of the year, there were 60 more collective dismissals reported to the Ministry of Labor compared to the 354 recorded in the same period in 2024, based on data from the Direção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho (DGERT).
Similar to what occurred in August, this is the highest value since 2020 when it reached 521.
In September alone, 55 collective dismissals were reported, compared to 36 in the same month last year.
Of the 414 collective dismissals reported by companies from January to September, 145 were from micro-enterprises, 167 from small enterprises, 63 from medium-sized enterprises, and 39 from large enterprises.
The number of workers affected by collective dismissals increased by 16.6% up to September, compared to the same period last year, totaling 5,544 according to DGERT data.
Of these 5,544 workers affected by collective dismissals, 5,412 were effectively dismissed, a 21% increase from the same period last year.
The number of workers affected by collective dismissals has been rising since 2023, with the figure recorded in the first nine months of this year already being the highest since 2020 (5,371).
By region, the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo region and the North continued to have the highest number of collective dismissals reported up to September, with 203 and 126, respectively, accounting for 49% and 31% of the total.
Specifically, in the month of September, 200 workers were effectively dismissed, a figure lower than the 634 in August and the 544 in the same period last year.
Of the 200 workers effectively dismissed in September, the Centro region accounted for the majority (58%), with 117 workers effectively dismissed.
Women were the most affected by dismissals in September, constituting 64% of the layoffs.
The 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 dismissed in September, with the main reason cited globally being staff reduction (85% of the total).
