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EU-OSHA highlighted 15 years of OiRA, its Online interactive Risk Assessment platform for micro and small enterprises. For employers, the practical signal is that safety routines and risk assessment remain part of workforce readiness, especially in smaller operations.
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Eurostat reported in its July Statistical Monitor that labour-market conditions remained favourable, with unemployment low and stable while monthly business indicators were mixed. It is a broad economic signal, not a forecast for any single vacancy.
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INE reported that Portugal construction output increased by 3.4% year on year in May 2026, while the sector employment index rose by 1.8% and remuneration by 6.1%. The numbers show an active sector, but they do not identify which trades are short.
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Eurostat reported that EU services production increased by 0.3% from March to April 2026. Transport and storage rose by 1.0%, while accommodation and food services edged down by 0.1%. The split is more useful than the headline: logistics rose while hospitality dipped slightly.
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EURES introduced its Strategy 2030, framing a more connected European recruitment network as digital change, the green transition and ageing reshape labour markets. For employers, the direction is toward more connected cross-border recruitment networks.
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EURES highlighted the 2025 labour shortages and surpluses report, noting widespread shortages across Europe and medium or high severity for 57% of reported shortages. The report helps employers compare which occupations remain difficult to source across several markets.
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Eurostat reported that Portugal was one of three EU countries where the job vacancy rate increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier. That makes Portugal an exception to the broader fall reported across most EU countries.
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Eurostat reported Q1 2026 labour-market flows, including movement from unemployment into work and changes in labour-force participation. The figures show movement through the labour market; they do not measure how easy a particular job is to fill.
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EURES explains how employers can widen recruitment when the right skills are difficult to find locally. Its useful point is simple: a wider search still starts with a precise job and employment offer.
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AIMA announced Integrar para a Construcao, a training and socio-professional integration programme for people already in Portugal, developed with construction and employment partners. This is a local integration initiative, not an overseas recruitment route.
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BUILD UP reports that the expansion of heat pumps and related building systems depends on training enough qualified installation and maintenance professionals. For contractors, the signal is about trade training and maintenance capacity as demand grows.
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The Portuguese government reported 763,000 appointments and more than 525,000 process decisions in an extraordinary migration-regularisation operation. This describes administrative volume, not an approval rate or timeline for a new case.
Read sourceEU-OSHA published a highlight on the future of work, including labour shortages and the impact of artificial intelligence on working environments. The labour-shortage point belongs alongside the report's safety and workplace-change context.
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European labour-market, recruitment and mobility updates from the EURES network.
Official EU statistical updates and RSS/feed access for Eurostat news products.
Official Portuguese statistics releases and labour-market indicators.
Official Portuguese government news and policy updates.
Portuguese immigration, asylum and integration authority news and public guidance.
European construction, buildings and skills-transition updates.
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work updates and RSS feeds.
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