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Living & Working in Portugal

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Portugal The Country

The Country Area: 92, 412 km 2 Territorial organisation: 18 districts in the Mainland, 2 Autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira archipelagos) Capital: Lisboa (Lisbon) Population: 10, 563 millions (2005) Active Population: 5, 544 millions (2005) Currency: Euro GDP: 135. 035 million Eur (2004) Per capita GDP: 72, 4% EU 25 avg (2004) Minimum Wage: 385, 90 Eur/month (2006) Inflation Rate: 2. 1% (2005)

The Country Political System q Republic ruled by a Constitution q Parliamentary Democracy q Organs with supreme authority: the President of the Republic, the Assembly of the Republic, the Government and the Law Courts q President of the Republic: Mr. Cavaco Silva q Prime-Minister: Mr. José Sócrates (Socialist Party) q Portuguese Parliament (‘Assembly of the Republic’): § 230 deputies, elected for a 4 year term § 6 political parties represented (elected for a 5 year term)

EURES Advisers in Portugal 2 in national Technical Coordination 5 in IEFP Regional Offices 2 in Autonomous Regions (Azores and Madeira) 5 in Local Units (in Job Centres) 1 allocated to EURES-C (in ACISAT) 15 EURES Advisers (2 nd semester 2006)

Portugal The Labour Market

The Labour Market Participation and employment rates (%) Labour Force Participation Rate * Employment Rate * EU 25 69, 6% 63, 3% Euro. Zone 69, 1% 63, 0% Source: EUROSTAT, Labour Force Survey, 2004 Portugal 73, 0% 67, 8% * 15 -64 years Total employment increased 5, 3% since 1998 (source: INE)

The Labour Market Employment structure (%) Economic Area (NACE) Agriculture, Hunting and Fishery Industry Construction Services EU 25 Portugal 5, 0% 12, 1% 19, 9% 20, 5% 7, 8% 10, 7% 66, 7% 56, 8% Source: EUROSTAT, Labour Force Survey 2005

The Labour Market Business structure (%) Number of companies = 288. 678 (in 2002) less 10 workers 83, 5% 10 - 49 workers 14, 2% 50 - 249 workers 2% 250 and more workers 0, 3% SOURCE : MTSS/ DEEP

The Labour Market Foreign Citizens by nationality 276, 5 thousands in 2005

The Labour Market Unemployment rate * Total Male Female < 25 years 25 + years EU 25 8, 5% 7, 6% 9, 7% 18, 4% 7, 2% Euro. Zone 8, 4% 7, 2% 9, 9% 17, 6% 7, 1% Portugal 7, 5% 6, 6% 8, 5% 16, 1% 6, 5% * 15 -74 years Source: EUROSTAT, Euro-Indicators December 2005

The Labour Market Registered unemployment in IEFP 436 901 registered unemployed - 5, 1% compared to July 2005 - 1, 3% compared to June 2006 57, 9% are women 12, 5% less than 25 years old 19, 7% with 55 and more years old July 2006 6, 8% are looking for 1 st job 43, 1% Long Term Unemployed

The Labour Market Registered unemployment by education level July 2006 with no education level 5, 7% with lower secondary (9 th grade) or less 68, 5% with upper secondary 15, 5% graduates 10, 2%

The Labour Market Foreign citizens registered as unemployed Source: IEFP, July 2006

The Labour Market Meeting of the Lisbon Strategy Goals Employment Rate Portugal EU Target 2005 Target 2008 2005 Target 2010 Global > 67% 67, 5% 69% 64, 1% 70% Women > 60% 61, 7% 63% 56, 5% 60% > 50% 50, 3% * > 50% 41% * 50% Older workers (55+ years) * 2004 data Source: EUROSTAT, Labour Force Survey 2005

The Labour Market Shortages q Health Sector (mostly medical doctors in some expert specialties) q Hotels and Restaurants (seasonal needs) q Wholesale and Retail Trade (hypermarkets and shopping malls) q Information and Communication Technologies q Construction (qualified professionals) q Family and Community Services (child and elderly care) q Basic Industries (in some regions)

The Labour Market Surpluses q Teachers q Clerks q Sales and Services Elementary Occupations q Non-Qualified Workers in Mining, Construction, Manufacturing and Transports q Personal and Protective Services Workers

The Labour Market Average Monthly Earnings (April 2005) Activity Areas Eur 945, 39 q Manufacturing 831, 73 Professional Level q Construction 792, 14 q Managers/Directors 2. 847, 67 q Sales & Repair Services 897, 42 q Hotels & Restaurants 628, 61 q Employees 985, 63 q Labourers 709, 33 q Apprentices 511, 58 Gender q Male q Female q Transpts & Communications 1. 450, 43 q Financial Activities 1. 902, 11 q Health Care & Social Work 777, 49 q Community & Family Services 1. 126, 55 1. 051, 78 q Education 1. 062, 66 791, 81 Source: DGEEP