Notícias (GB)
In September 2026, passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM) recorded a 2.3% year-on-year increase (Read more...)
In 2025, the amount of new credit granted by financial institutions operating in the Region reached 724 million euros (Read more...)
In September 2026, the median value of bank appraisals on housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 642 euros/m² (Read more...)
In 2025, one in ten persons aged 15 or over consumed sugary soft drinks daily (Read more...)
In August 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 1.7% year-on-year, while the number of live births fell by 11.7% (Read more...)
In July 2026, the regional economic growth slowed for the third consecutive month (Read more...)
In the 3rd quarter of 2026, the volume of cement sold increased compared with the previous quarter, but decreased year-on-year (Read more...)
In September 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 3.8%, with the year-on-year rate of change accelerating to 4.6% (Read more...)
DREM updates the Time Series on Social Protection with 2025 data (Read more...)
In 2025, mental well-being and life satisfaction showed positive values in the Region (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In September 2026, passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM) recorded a 2.3% year-on-year increase (Read more...)
In 2025, the amount of new credit granted by financial institutions operating in the Region reached 724 million euros (Read more...)
In September 2026, the median value of bank appraisals on housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 642 euros/m² (Read more...)
In 2025, one in ten persons aged 15 or over consumed sugary soft drinks daily (Read more...)
In August 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 1.7% year-on-year, while the number of live births fell by 11.7% (Read more...)
In July 2026, the regional economic growth slowed for the third consecutive month (Read more...)
In the 3rd quarter of 2026, the volume of cement sold increased compared with the previous quarter, but decreased year-on-year (Read more...)
In September 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 3.8%, with the year-on-year rate of change accelerating to 4.6% (Read more...)
DREM updates the Time Series on Social Protection with 2025 data (Read more...)
In 2025, mental well-being and life satisfaction showed positive values in the Region (Read more...)
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In the fourth quarter of 2017
Estimated unemployment rate was 8.9%
The Labour Force Survey results for the fourth quarter of 2017 indicate that the Unemployment Rate for Madeira was estimated at 8.9%. This value decreased by 2.1 percentage points (p.p.) when compared with the same quarter of 2016 and by 0.4 p.p. from the previous quarter, being the lowest value in the available series (which begin in the 1st quarter 2017).
The unemployment rate for Portugal reached 8.1% (down by 0.4 p.p. from the previous quarter).
The estimate of the unemployed population in Madeira stood at 12.0 thousand persons, having recorded a quarterly decrease of 1.6% (-0.2 thousand unemployed persons).
The employed population was estimated at 122.9 thousand persons, representing a quarterly increase of 3.0% (+3.6 thousand persons employed).
In the year of 2017, the unemployment rate in Madeira stood at 10.4%, decreasing by 2.5 p.p. from the prior year. In Portugal, this rate was 8.1%.
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