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Notícias (GB)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (Read more...)
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...)
Notícias (GB)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (Read more...)
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...)
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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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