However, fixed-term and other unstable work contracts, which totalled 756,000 were responsible for 79% of the 110,000 dependent jobs created in a year, according to Jornal de Negócios.

During this period, 17.8% of employees in the country had a precarious contract, against the 16.1% registered a year ago — although it has dropped in recent years, as it reached above 22%. At the same time, double employment set a new record by covering 272,000 people, after an increase of 13% in one year.

By sectors, job creation was driven by accommodation and catering (28.8%) and by administrative activities and support services (28.8%). On the other hand, there was a drop in employment in the Education sector (public and private): in one year, more than 66 thousand jobs were lost in net terms in this area, an annual drop of more than 14%, highlights Diário de Notícias.