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Notícias (GB)
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...)
In May 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.3% and the year-on-year rate of change increased to 4.6% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, building permits grew 12.7% year-on-year, while completed buildings increased by 3.5% (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
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...)
In May 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.3% and the year-on-year rate of change increased to 4.6% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, building permits grew 12.7% year-on-year, while completed buildings increased by 3.5% (Read more...)
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In the 3th quarter of 2015
Unemployment rate was estimated at 14.7%
The Labour Force Survey results for the 3th quarter of 2015 indicate that the unemployment rate for Madeira was estimated at 14.7%. This value is up by 1.1 percentage points (p.p.) from the previous quarter (13.6%) and also up by 1.7 p.p. from same quarter of 2014 (13.0%).
The unemployment rate in Portugal remained unchanged at 11.9%.
In the period of reference, the estimate of the unemployed population in the Autonomous Region of Madeira was 19.5 thousand persons, recording a quarterly increase of 8.6% (+1,547 unemployed persons) and a year-on-year increase of 13.4% (+2,303 persons).
There were 112.8 thousand employed persons, which corresponds to a quarterly decrease of 0.4% (-474 employed persons). Compared to the same period of the previous year the number of employed persons decreased 1.9% (-2,2 thousand employees).
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