The companies reported 407 collective redundancies by August, which represents an increase of 13.4% compared to the homologous period, remaining at the highest value since 2020, according to the latest data released by DGERT.
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21/09/2026
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Lusa
DGERT
A similar to what had already been recorded in july, the 407 collective redundancies notified until august represent the highest value since 2020, pandemic period, when 455 collective redundancies had been registered in the first eight months of that year.
In the first eight months of 2025 359 collective redundancies had been reported, while by August 2024 318 had been registered. In the first eight months of 2023 251 had been registered by August 2022 201 and until August 2021 248, according to the monthly reports made available by the Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT).
Of the 407 collective redundancies reported, 118 were micro-enterprises, 188 small enterprises, 70 medium-sized enterprises and 31 large companies.
In regional terms, the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo continues to lead, with 233 collective redundancies reported, followed by the North (with 113), the Centre (41) and the Alentejo and Algarve (each with ten).
The number of workers covered by collective redundancies fell by 9.2% in the first eight months of 2026, compared to the homologous period.
By August, 4,843 workers were covered by collective redundancies, of which 4,625 were effectively made redundant (for the same period of 2025 5,332 workers had been covered by collective redundancies, of which 5,212 were actually made redundant).
Thus, the number of workers actually made redundant in collective redundancies cases fell 11.3% until August, compared to the 5,212 registered in the homologous period, according to the available data.
As regards specifically the month of August, 570 workers were effectively made redundant, less than 634 registered in the same period, as well as 624 registered in July.
Of the 570 workers actually fired in August this year, the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo led (with 64% of the total), with 362 workers effectively fired.
The manufacturing industries were the activity with the highest number of workers made redundant in August, and overall the reduction in the number of workers is the main reason indicated (76%), followed by the closure of one or several sections or structure (17%) and the total and definitive closure (7%).