1.1 million jobs at risk to automation

Workers one step closer to being replaced by machines

According to the Portuguese Entrepreneurial Confederation (CIP), automation will destroy 421 thousand jobs until 2030 in the Northern region of Portugal. Figures only slightly buffered by the prospective creation of 227 thousand jobs.





The manufacturing industry is expected to be the hardest one hit, with about half the losses predicted in the textile sector alone. The retail sales industry will be the second most hit.





As a side-effect of automation, The North will see that about 14% of its workforce will have to pursue further qualifications.



