4,899 unemployed registered in the Azores in March - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego

The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, informs that there were 4,899 unemployed registered at the Regional Training and Employment Centre as of late March, a drop of 0.89% in the number of people looking for a first or new job compared to the previous month, i.e. February, and of 11.04 compared to the same month last year.

In March, 113 jobs advertised by this centre were filled in February, corresponding to the placement of 118 Azoreans in the labour market.

As for the unemployed looking for a new job, 75.46% come from the service sector, corresponding to 89.59% of all registered unemployed.

Regarding the number of unemployed per island, São Miguel accounted for 66.99% of the unemployed in the Region, followed by Terceira, standing at 15.29%, Pico, at 5.70%, Faial, at 4.04%, São Jorge, at 2.31%, Graciosa, at 2.08%, Flores, at 1.84%, Santa Maria, at 1.71% and Corvo, at 0.04%.

In terms of municipalities, Ponta Delgada, Ribeira Grande and Angra do Heroísmo accounted for 57.28% of all registered unemployed people in the Azores.

Regarding social and professional integration programmes, as of March 2024, there were 1,682 people enrolled in these programmes in the Region: 901 men and 781 women.

As for the measures to promote youth employment, 1,642 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 301 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.