In a note published on the government’s official website, the Regional Secretariat for Youth, Professional Qualification and Employment states that there were “4,839 unemployed people registered with the region’s Qualification and Employment Center at the end of August”.

In that month, “a further 106 job offers were met, which resulted in 118 Azoreans being placed on the job market”.

Also, the press release shows “a decrease of 14.64% in those registered as looking for their first and new job in August, compared to the same period last year, and a reduction of 0.19% compared to the previous month, i.e., July”.

“Of the unemployed who were looking for a new job, the vast majority, 75.97%, were in the service sector, corresponding to 88.49% of all registered unemployed,” says the Regional Government (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM).

By island, São Miguel accounts for 67.25% of the region’s unemployed, Terceira for 15.93%, Pico for 5.56%, Faial for 3.91%, São Jorge for 2.31%, Graciosa for 1.86%, Flores for 1.51%, Santa Maria for 1.55% and Corvo for 0.12%.

In terms of municipalities, Ponta Delgada, Ribeira Grande, and Angra do Heroísmo accounted for “56.97% of all registered unemployed people in the Azores” in August.

Concerning socio-professional integration programs, according to the Azorean executive with a PSD/CDS-PP/PPM majority, there were “1,927 people in the region, 1,013 men and 914 women”.

Regarding measures that promote youth employment, at the end of August, 1,216 young people were “developing projects in a real work context, with emphasis on Estagiar L and T,” and 185 Azoreans were in training.

in Açoriano Oriental–Paulo Simões, director

Translated to English as a community outreach program from the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute (PBBI) and the Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures Department (MCLL) as part of Bruma Publication and ADMA (Azores-Diaspora Media Alliance)  at California State University, Fresno.