Notícias (GB)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, banana commercialisation decreased by 25.0% in year-on-year terms (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, banana commercialisation decreased by 25.0% in year-on-year terms (Read more...)
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In the third quarter of 2018
Estimated unemployment rate was 8.9%
The Labour Force Survey results for the third quarter of 2018 indicate that the Unemployment Rate for Madeira was estimated at 8.9%. This value decreased by 0.4 percentage points (p.p.) when compared with the same quarter of 2017 and increased by 0.6 p.p. from the previous quarter.
Compared to the last quarter, the unemployment rate for Portugal remained unchanged at 6.7%, dropping by 1.8 p.p. year-on-year.
The estimate of the unemployed population in Madeira stood at 12.2 thousand persons, rising by 8.8% (+1.0 thousand unemployed persons).
The employed population was estimated at 125.1 thousand persons, representing a quarterly increase of 1.1% (+5.8 thousand persons employed).
The participation (or activity) rate for the population with 15 years and over reached 62.7%, 2.1 p.p above the year-ago quarter and up by 1.0 p.p from the last quarter. The participation rate of women was 57.2%, 12.2 p.p. below the participation rate of men (69.4%).
The Autonomous Regions of the Azores (8.7%) and Madeira (8.9%) are the regions with a higher (and positive) deviation from the national rate, while the Algarve (5,0%), Centro (5,4%) and Alentejo (6,6%) have the lowest unemployment rates amongst the Portuguese NUTS2 regions.
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