Notícias (GB)
At the end of the 1st quarter of 2026, the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration stood at 4 843.3 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the value of transacted dwelling sales in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased compared to both the previous and year-earlier quarters (Read more...)
DREM releases an "Em Foco" on the results of the 2026 presidential elections in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
DREM releases 2025 Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
In May 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again (Read more...)
In 2025, the resident population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira exceeded 266 thousand, reaching the highest figure in the last fourteen years (Read more...)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In 2024, the Regional Development Composite Index of the Autonomous Region of Madeira improved slightly and approached the national average (Read more...)
In April 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 10.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births declined by 1.4% (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
At the end of the 1st quarter of 2026, the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration stood at 4 843.3 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the value of transacted dwelling sales in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased compared to both the previous and year-earlier quarters (Read more...)
DREM releases an "Em Foco" on the results of the 2026 presidential elections in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
DREM releases 2025 Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
In May 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again (Read more...)
In 2025, the resident population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira exceeded 266 thousand, reaching the highest figure in the last fourteen years (Read more...)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
In 2024, the Regional Development Composite Index of the Autonomous Region of Madeira improved slightly and approached the national average (Read more...)
In April 2026, the number of deaths decreased by 10.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births declined by 1.4% (Read more...)
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In the 2nd quarter of 2017
Unemployment rate was estimated at 11.0%
The Labour Force Survey results for the 2nd quarter of 2017 indicate that the unemployment rate for Madeira was estimated at 11.0%. This value is down by 1.5 percentage points (p.p.) from the previous quarter and by 2.0 p.p. from same quarter of 2016.
The unemployment rate in Portugal stood at 8.8% (10.1% in the previous quarter).
There were 118.2 thousand employed persons, which corresponds to year-on-year and a quarterly increase of 2.8% in both cases (+3, 2 thousand people compared to the same quarter of 2016; +3.3 thousand people compared to the previous quarter).
In the period of reference, the estimate of the unemployed population in the Autonomous Region of Madeira was 14.6 thousand persons, recording a quarterly decrease of 11.1% (-1.8 thousand persons) and a year-on-year decrease of 15.0% (-2.6 thousand persons).
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