Collective Redundancies in Portugal Reach Highest Level Since 2020
Companies reported 407 collective redundancies between January and August, a 13.4% increase compared with the same period last year. The figure remains at its highest level since 2020, according to the latest data from the Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT).
As was already the case in July, the 407 collective redundancies reported in the first eight months of the year represent the highest figure since 2020, when 455 were recorded during the same period at the height of the pandemic.
In the first eight months of 2025, companies reported 359 collective redundancies, compared with 318 in the same period of 2024. The figure stood at 251 in 2023, 201 in 2022 and 248 in 2021, according to DGERT’s monthly reports.
Of the 407 collective redundancies reported this year, 118 involved micro-enterprises, 188 small businesses, 70 medium-sized companies and 31 large companies.
