{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,27]],"date-time":"2026-03-27T03:41:19Z","timestamp":1774582879828,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":33,"publisher":"Emerald","issue":"9\/10","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,25]],"date-time":"2020-09-25T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1600992000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/site-policies"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["IJSSP"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,2]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Purpose<\/jats:title><jats:p>This short communication aims to explore and synthesize the main effects of COVID-19 on the labor market in Portugal regarding the dimensions related to job security and unemployment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>Field research is used to identify and understand the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to the labor market in Portugal. Data from the National Institute of Statistics of Portugal are analyzed and compared with artifacts published in the field, which allow us to explore the impact of this phenomenon from multiple perspectives.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings indicate that the impact on the labor market is very asymmetric regarding geographical regions, sectors of activity, age groups and the nature of labor ties. The most touristic regions and those with a strong dependence on the exterior are the most affected. Young people and women with unstable employment relationships and in temporary work situations are also particularly vulnerable.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study focuses on an emerging area with a strong impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labor market. This study seeks both to identify challenges in the Portuguese labor market and to discuss measures that should be taken to mitigate their effects, such as reforming the social security model, the role of teleworking or the more balanced development of the territory.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/ijssp-07-2020-0291","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,23]],"date-time":"2020-09-23T04:47:56Z","timestamp":1600836476000},"page":"995-1003","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":62,"title":["The effects of COVID-19 on job security and unemployment in Portugal"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6758-4843","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fernando","family":"Almeida","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5815-4983","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Duarte","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref001","first-page":"1","article-title":"The impact of COVID-19 on equality","volume":"26947","year":"2020","journal-title":"The National Bureau of Economic Research"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref002","unstructured":"An\u00edbal, S. (2013), \u201cTaxa de desemprego sobe para 17.7%\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.publico.pt\/2013\/05\/09\/economia\/noticia\/taxa-de-desemprego-sobe-para-177-1593850."},{"issue":"2","key":"key2021043009453283700_ref003","first-page":"1","article-title":"A internacionaliza\u00e7\u00e3o e a import\u00e2ncia das exporta\u00e7\u00f5es na atividade empresarial \u2013 o setor do cal\u00e7ado em Portugal","volume":"1","year":"2015","journal-title":"Portuguese Journal of Finance, Management and Accounting"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"460","DOI":"10.15628\/holos.2018.6980","article-title":"A educa\u00e7\u00e3o de adultos em Portugal e os tra\u00e7os da pol\u00edtica global em tempos de austeridade","volume":"2","year":"2018","journal-title":"Holos"},{"issue":"3662","key":"key2021043009453283700_ref005","first-page":"1","article-title":"Teleworking in the context of the Covid-19 crisis","volume":"12","year":"2020","journal-title":"Sustainability"},{"issue":"1","key":"key2021043009453283700_ref006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"164","DOI":"10.18089\/tms.2016.12117","article-title":"Tourism and economic growth in Portugal: an empirical investigation of causal links","volume":"12","year":"2016","journal-title":"Tourism and Management Studies"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref007","article-title":"The pros and cons of teleworking COVID-19 made us all realize","year":"2020","journal-title":"Worcester Business Journal"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref008","unstructured":"Branco, S. (2020), \u201cCovid-19: Mulheres est\u00e3o mais expostas ao impacto\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.dinheirovivo.pt\/economia\/covid-19-mulheres-estao-mais-expostas-ao-impacto\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref009","volume-title":"Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets: Challenging the Orthodox","year":"2019"},{"issue":"2","key":"key2021043009453283700_ref010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"129","DOI":"10.30958\/ajms.2-2-1","article-title":"The European crisis: repercussions on the Portuguese economy","volume":"2","year":"2016","journal-title":"Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref011","unstructured":"Covas, A. (2020), \u201cCovid-19, o impacto na sa\u00fade econ\u00f3mica do Algarve\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.sulinformacao.pt\/2020\/04\/covid-19-o-impacto-na-saude-economica-do-algarve\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref012","unstructured":"Eurostat (2020a), \u201cEurostat \u2013 your key to European statistics\u201d, available at: https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/data\/database."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref013","unstructured":"Eurostat (2020b), \u201c1 in 10 employed persons at risk of poverty in 2018\u201d, available at: https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/web\/products-eurostat-news\/-\/DDN-20200131-2."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref014","unstructured":"Eurostat (2020c), \u201cPeople at risk of poverty or social exclusion\u201d, available at: https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/web\/products-datasets\/-\/t2020_50."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref015","unstructured":"FAO (2020), \u201cMigrant workers and the COVID-19 pandemic\u201d, available at: http:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/ca8559en\/CA8559EN.pdf."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref016","volume-title":"Livro Verde sobre as Rela\u00e7\u00f5es Laborais 2016. Trabalho, Solidariedade e Seguran\u00e7a Social \u2013 Actualiza\u00e7\u00e3o","author":"GEP\/MTSSS","year":"2018"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref017","unstructured":"G\u00f3is, P. (2020), \u201cUm estranho numa terra estranha. Portugal pa\u00eds de imigra\u00e7\u00e3o (parte 2)\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.publico.pt\/2020\/05\/16\/opiniao\/opiniao\/estranho-terra-estranha-portugal-pais-imigracao-parte-2-1916534."},{"issue":"2","key":"key2021043009453283700_ref018","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"135","DOI":"10.1177\/1024258916687250","article-title":"Digital labour and development: impacts of global digital labour platforms and the gig economy on worker livelihoods","volume":"23","year":"2017","journal-title":"Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref019","unstructured":"ILO (2020), \u201cAlmost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19, says ILO\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/global\/about-the-ilo\/newsroom\/news\/WCMS_738742\/lang--en\/index.htm."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref020","unstructured":"INE (2020), \u201cInstituto Nacional de Estat\u00edstica \u2013 statistics Portugal\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.ine.pt\/xportal\/xmain?xpgid=ine_main&xpid=INE."},{"issue":"1","key":"key2021043009453283700_ref021","first-page":"99","article-title":"The role of innovation in creating the company's competitive advantage","volume":"4","year":"2015","journal-title":"Ecoforum"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref022","volume-title":"Precarious Lives: Job Insecurity and Well-Being in Rich Democracies","year":"2018"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref023","unstructured":"Lavietes, M. (2020), \u201cCOVID-19 could wipe out gains in equality for women at work\u2013U.N\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/07\/u-n-warns-covid-19-could-wipe-out-gains-in-equality-for-women-at-work\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref024","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Pereira, C. and Azevedo, J. (2019), \u201cThe fourth wave of Portuguese emigration: Austerity policies, European Peripheries and Postcolonial continuities\u201d, in Pereira, C. and Azevedo, J. (Eds), New and Old Routes of Portuguese Emigration. IMISCOE Research Series, Springer, Cham.","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-030-15134-8_1"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref025","unstructured":"Pinto, P.R. (2020a), \u201cEmprego na ind\u00fastria resiste mais a crises. Nos servi\u00e7os destr\u00f3i-se mais\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.dinheirovivo.pt\/economia\/emprego-na-industria-resiste-mais-a-crises-nos-servicos-destroi-se-mais\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref026","unstructured":"Pinto, P.R. (2020b), \u201cPortugal entre os que mais reduziram trabalhadores em risco de pobreza\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.dinheirovivo.pt\/economia\/portugal-entre-os-que-mais-reduziram-trabalhadores-em-risco-de-pobreza\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref027","unstructured":"Ra\u00ednho, P. (2017), \u201cCativa\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00e3o um \u2018instrumento essencial\u2019 de controlo or\u00e7amental, diz M\u00e1rio Centeno\u201d, available at: https:\/\/observador.pt\/2017\/10\/15\/cativacoes-sao-um-instrumento-essencial-de-controlo-orcamental-diz-mario-centeno\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref028","unstructured":"Ribeiro, L.R. (2020), \u201cBruxelas. Recess\u00e3o de Portugal em 2020 vai ser pior que a depress\u00e3o de 1928\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.dinheirovivo.pt\/economia\/bruxelas-recessao-de-portugal-em-2020-vai-ser-pior-que-a-depressao-de-1928\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref029","unstructured":"RR (2020), \u201cMais de 100 mil desempregados em tr\u00eas meses. Governo anuncia medidas para reanimar economia\u201d, available at: https:\/\/rr.sapo.pt\/2020\/06\/04\/economia\/mais-de-100-mil-desempregados-em-tres-meses-governo-anuncia-medidas-para-reanimar-economia\/noticia\/195519\/."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref030","volume-title":"Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy","year":"2012"},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref031","unstructured":"Tidey, A. (2020), \u201cCOVID-19 creating \u2018lockdown generation\u2019 as young workers take the biggest hit\u201d, available at: https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2020\/05\/28\/covid-19-creating-lockdown-generation-as-young-workers-take-the-biggest-hit."},{"key":"key2021043009453283700_ref032","article-title":"Digital transformation: a multidisciplinary reflection and research agenda","year":"2019","journal-title":"Journal of Business Research"},{"issue":"3","key":"key2021043009453283700_ref033","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"263","DOI":"10.1177\/1035304613500434","article-title":"Precarious work: economic, sociological and political perspectives","volume":"24","year":"2013","journal-title":"The Economic and Labour Relations Review"}],"container-title":["International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/IJSSP-07-2020-0291\/full\/xml","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/insight\/content\/doi\/10.1108\/IJSSP-07-2020-0291\/full\/html","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,24]],"date-time":"2025-07-24T21:51:11Z","timestamp":1753393871000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.emerald.com\/ijssp\/article\/40\/9-10\/995-1003\/166845"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,25]]},"references-count":33,"journal-issue":{"issue":"9\/10","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,25]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,2]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1108\/IJSSP-07-2020-0291"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/ijssp-07-2020-0291","relation":{},"ISSN":["0144-333X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0144-333X","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,25]]}}}