In the 1st quarter 2019
Public Employment in the Regional Administration of Madeira increased
According to the data released by the Directorate-General for Administration and Public Employment (DGAEP) on the latest issue of SIEP (Synthesis of Public Employment Statistics) – released yesterday, May 15th - there were 19,326 persons working in the Regional Government of Madeira (RGM) at 31/03/2019. Compared to the previous quarter, the change was +53 (+0.3%), and the year-on-year increase was 178 (+0.9%). Compared to the end of 2011 there was a decrease of 2,028 persons (-9.5%).
The growth registered in the RGM also occurred on all other institutional sub-sectors of the Public Administration. The Regional Administration of Azores had the highest quarterly increase (+1.7%), while the Local Administration had the most pronounced year-on-year growth (+6.4%). In both cases, GRM recorded a below the average growth when compared to the general government sector. In this sector the rates of growth were 1.0% from the previous quarter and 2.3% year-on-year.
Between December 2011 and March 2019, only the Regional Government of the Azores increased the number of workers (+4.9%). All other sub-sectors recorded a decline, headed by the Social Security Funds (-17.1%) and followed by the Regional Administration of Madeira (-9.5%). The Local Administration (-3.4%) was the only sub-sector with a decrease below the average of the General Government (-5.2%), with the Central Administration standing slightly above this average (-5.5%).
In January 2019, the monthly basic salary in the Public Administration of the Autonomous Region of Madeira was EUR 1 414.6, up by 1.0% year-on-year, while the average monthly earnings stood at EUR 1 638.3, also 1.0% above January 2018.