The number of beneficiaries of unemployment benefits declined by 5.3% in July, compared to the same period, but rose by 0.5% compared to June, to 169.543, according to data released by the GEP.
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20/08/2026
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GEP
Face the homologous period there was a decrease of 9,416 beneficiaries, which represents a drop of 5.3%.
In comparison to the previous month, there were 830 beneficiaries, the equivalent of an increase of 0.5%, according to the synthesis of the Directorate-General for Coordination and Planning (DGCP, former GEP) of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security.
This balance sheet therefore interrupts a five-month round of retreats as the number of unemployment benefit beneficiaries has been declining since February.
With regard to unemployment benefit, in July there was an annual drop of 4.4% in the number of beneficiaries (less than 6.361), totaling 138,431. However, in the chain comparison, there was an increase of 0.9% (plus 1,235 beneficiaries).
“ The average monthly unemployment allowance in July was EUR 765.64, which is equivalent to a positive annual variation of 8.2%”, notes DGCP.
In turn, the number of beneficiaries of the initial unemployment benefit decreased by 17% compared to the same month of the previous year (less than 943 processed subsidies) and fell by 0.9% compared to June (a decrease of 44 beneficiaries), totaling 4,604.
The subsequent unemployment benefit covered 18,914 beneficiaries in July, corresponding to an annual fall of 7.1% (less than 1,456 beneficiaries) and a monthly fall of 1.5% (less than 282 beneficiaries).
For the first time, the synthesis developed by DGCP breaks down the data for younger beneficiaries (16-24 years), indicating that in July they covered 4,957 young people, i.e. an annual fall of 1.2% and a decrease of 0.5% in monthly terms.
Unemployment benefits remain mainly requested by women, corresponding to 100,271 beneficiaries and 69,272 beneficiaries (40.9%).
By age group, 11.3% of beneficiaries were 29 or less years old, 20.6% were in the age group between 30 and 39 years old, 22.6% were between 40 and 49 years old, 24.6% were in the age group between 50 and 59 years old, and 20.9% were 60 or older.