Unemployment by economic activity
Summary
This indicator shows unemployment by economic activity, based on IEFP data for August 2026 (Region Centro and Region Norte). In that period the total was 128,121, a decrease of 44.3% compared with August 2025 (230,010).
The largest category was “Real estate, administrative and support service activities”, with 23.6% of the total (30,249), followed by “Wholesale and retail trade” (11.0%). At the other end, “Extractive industries” accounted for 0.2% (277). The indicator distinguishes 26 categories, which can be compared in the interactive chart and the data table below.
Total
128,121
August 2026
Year-on-year
-44.3%
vs. August 2025
Largest share
Real estate, administrative and support service activities
23.6%
Smallest share
Extractive industries
0.2%
Unemployment by economic activity
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Data
26 values recorded in August 2026.
| Category | Unemployment |
|---|---|
| Real estate, administrative and support service activities | 30,249 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 14,086 |
| Accommodation, catering and similar | 11,618 |
| Public administration, education, health and social support activities | 11,454 |
| Construction | 8,609 |
| No classification | 8,451 |
| Other service activities | 7,266 |
| Clothing industry | 5,244 |
| Consultancy, scientific, technical and similar activities | 3,296 |
| Leather and leather products industry | 3,272 |
| Wholesale of food, drink and tobacco products | 2,974 |
| Transport and storage | 2,627 |
| Manufacture of metal products, except machinery and equipment | 2,599 |
| Manufacture of furniture, repair of machinery and equipment and other industrial processing. | 2,479 |
| Textile manufacturing | 2,206 |
| Information Technology and Telecommunications | 1,993 |
| Manufacture of other transport equipment | 1,674 |
| Manufacture of IT, electrical, machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 1,497 |
| Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms | 1,224 |
| Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials | 1,194 |
| Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 1,000 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 986 |
| Electricity, gas, steam, hot and cold water and air conditioning | 754 |
| Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 631 |
| Publishing, broadcasting and content production and distribution activities | 461 |
| Extractive industries | 277 |
About this indicator
- Source
- IEFP
- Data frequency
- Monthly
- Calculation
- Total
- Geographic level
- Region Centro and Region Norte
- Latest period available
- August 2026