Number of registered unemployed in the Employment Institute falls 13.8% in February – Observer

The number of unemployed registered in the employment centers of the continent and the autonomous regions reached the 604 314 people in February, down 13.8% (- 96 640) year on year, according to official data released on Friday by the Institute Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP),

In view of January, the number of unemployed fell by 1.8%, which is less 11,340 individuals registered in the employment centers of the IEFP.

The 604,314 people registered at employment centers represented 71.5% of a total of 845,126 job applications in February.

“The evolution compared to February 2014, shows the decline in unemployment among men ( -14.8%) and women (-12.85%), “the IEFP on information provided on its website.

For January, unemployment among women fell 2% and men decreased by 1.7%.

By age group, the total number of unemployed registered an annual decline of 17.0% in the young and 13.1% in adults.

As for the registration of time, “the registered unemployed for less than a year decreased 17.3% compared to February 2014, while the long-term unemployed [registration time less than one year] decreased 9 , 9%, “the IEFP.

In regional terms, there has been a reduction in all regions year on year.

Compared to January,” all regions had less registered unemployed, with the exception of Alentejo “, which grew 0.6%.