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Foreign nationals now account for nearly a quarter of IEFP trainees, with many immigrants moving beyond language acquisition to pursue technical vocational training for better labour market integration.
The Bank of Portugal reports a gradual slowdown in employment growth for 2025, despite the labour market reaching historical highs, citing economic challenges and revised growth forecasts.
Cáritas highlights the issue of poverty that is often overlooked in statistics, focusing on vulnerable groups such as those with lower education levels, single-parent families, individuals with disabilities, and immigrants who face challenges in the labor market.
Between 2022 and 2025 the share of foreign nationals in placements made by employment centres more than doubled, reaching 31% of unemployed people placed. The data indicate greater willingness among immigrants to accept work, with implications for labour market dynamics, placement strategies and policies aimed at workforce integration.
The Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities argued that Portugal needs immigration to meet market needs and rejected the idea that the arrival of foreigners in the country is putting downward pressure on wages.
A “remarkable structural transformation” is taking place. More than just quantity of labour, agricultural holdings require “specialisation”, and immigrants are arriving “better prepared”.
Álvaro Santos Pereira, Governor of the Bank of Portugal, suggests that the country should actively attract highly qualified immigrants to address labour market needs. The report highlights that many immigrants, particularly Brazilians, struggle with the bureaucratic revalidation of their academic credentials, leading to a significant portion of highly educated professionals working outside their fields of expertise. The data shows that immigrants, with an average age of 33, are a vital part of the Portuguese workforce, contributing significantly to social security while relying less on social benefits than the native population.
The assessment of the protocol for granting work visas to immigrants in their countries of origin was considered “positive” by the executive. About 60% of the applications are for the agricultural sector.
The candidate backed by Chega was questioned about the need for foreign labour in some industries in Portugal.
Portugal is among the European countries least able to attract highly qualified immigrants. According to data released on Tuesday by Eurostat, across the European Union (EU) more than 78,000 residence and work authorisations for qualified foreigners were granted in 2024. Of these, only 16 were issued by Portugal. "In ...
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Censo Tech found that roughly 57% of IT professionals arriving from Brazil to Portugal were already employed when they arrived.
Home News Immigrant workforce nine years younger than Portuguese Immigrant workforce nine years younger than Portuguese Immigrants working in Portugal are, on average, nine years younger than the Portuguese workforce.
Immigrants working in Portugal are, on average, nine years younger than the Portuguese workforce, according to a statistical analysis released this Tuesday. According to a study by the Prepara Portugal platform, based on cross-referenced data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) and the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum ...
