4,409 unemployed registered in the Azores in June
Ponta Delgada
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, informs that there were 4,409 unemployed registered at the Regional Training and Employment Centre as of late June, a drop of 0.72% compared to the previous month and 10.88% compared to the same month last year.
In June, 109 jobs advertised by this centre were filled in, corresponding to the placement of 120 Azoreans in the labour market.
As for the unemployed looking for a new job, 74.09% come from the service sector, corresponding to 89.45% of all registered unemployed.
Regarding the number of unemployed per island, São Miguel accounted for 70.83% of the unemployed in the Region, followed by Terceira, standing at 13.74%, Pico, at 4.29%, Faial, at 3.72%, São Jorge, at 2.189%, Graciosa, at 2.04%, Flores, at 1.50%, Santa Maria, at 1.68% and Corvo, at 0.02%.
In terms of municipalities, Ponta Delgada, Ribeira Grande and Angra do Heroísmo accounted for 58.70% of all registered unemployed people in the Azores.
Concerning social and professional integration programmes, as of June 2024, there were 1,697 people enrolled in these programmes in the Region: 915 men and 782 women.
As for the measures to promote youth employment, 1,595 young people are taking part in training projects in a real work context, with special emphasis on the "Estgaiar L" and "Estagiar T" programmes. There are also 167 Azoreans undergoing training.
Statistical publications on employment in the Region can be consulted on the Regional Government Portal: https://portal.azores.gov.pt/web/drqpe/estatistica.
