54% of unemployed in the 2nd quarter remain without work

More than half of the unemployed in the second quarter of this year remained jobless in the following three months, while about a quarter found employment, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). In the third quarter of 2026, 54.1% of those unemployed in the previous quarter stayed unemployed, 25.3% transitioned to employment, and 20.5% became inactive. Among unemployed men, 23.0% found jobs, while 27.4% of unemployed women did the same. Additionally, 96.5% of those employed in the second quarter remained employed, with only 1.3% becoming unemployed and 2.2% moving to inactivity.