In November 636,900 people are estimated to have been out of work, up 3,000 or 0.5% on the definitive figure for October the INE said.


According to the report, the jobless rate for women was 12.7%, against 12.2% for men. The youth unemployment rate was 31.8%, down 0.1 of a point from October.


The provisional estimate for unemployment not adjusted for seasonal factors was 12.6% up 0.1 of a point from October and down 1.0 point from November of 2014, INE said.


The institute's estimate for the employed population is 4.49 million, down 1,900 from October - a statistically insignificant change.