According to data from the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP), unemployment in the Azores fell by 7.5% in September compared to the same month last year (year-on-year) but rose by 4.3% compared to August.
As the institute points out, the downward trend over the same period last year is the opposite of that seen in the rest of the country.

The total number of unemployed in the archipelago in September was 4,447, compared to 4,264 in August and 4,810 in September 2023.

The most representative professional groups in terms of unemployed individuals are “unskilled workers” (26.7%), “personal service, security and sales workers” (19.5%), “specialists in intellectual and scientific activities” (11.9%), and “administrative staff” (11.6%).
In September, 52,328 unemployed people registered with employment services across the country, including 1,157 in the Azores.
The regional secretary for Youth, Housing, and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, recently presented the social partners with a draft of new regulation for the Social Employment Market (MSE).
According to her, the aim is to make the Social Employment Market based on measures that are “more efficient and targeted at those who need it.”
“Our aim is to consolidate a statute that reflects an effective partnership between the public administration, non-profit organizations and the business sector in the region, so that this tripartite relationship can result in a lasting strategy for overcoming work and the social inclusion of MSE beneficiaries,” she said.

in Diário Insular-José Lourenço, director

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