According to the INE, between July and September, the unemployed population, estimated at 334.7 thousand people, increased 0.8% (2.7 thousand) in relation to the previous quarter and 1.3% (4.2 thousand) in relation to the counterpart.

The labour underutilization rate was estimated at 10.4%, which represents a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared to the previous quarter and a decrease of 0.9 percentage points compared to the same quarter last year.