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Number of unemployment benefits reaches highest value in April since September 2015

The number of beneficiaries on unemployment benefits in Portugal has been rising steadily for six consecutive months and last month reached the highest number in several years.

in News, Algarve, Business, Economy · 22 May 2021, 12:55 · 0 Comments

According to Social Security statistics in April this year there were 269,212 people on the dole. Not since September 2015 have so many people in Portugal received unemployment subsidies.

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