Information: Azores remain the only region of the country with falling unemployment, reveals IEFP
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training highlighted today the data released by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) regarding July, which show the Azores as the only region of the country where unemployment fell, compared to the same period of the previous year. “Faced with a particularly challenging and uncertain economic environment, the Azores... more >>

Information: Regional Government creates Youth Employment Portal
The Regional Government, through the Vice-Presidency, has structured all information regarding the support measures created to promote the employability of Young Azoreans. Hence, all measures aimed at Young Azoreans can be consulted at Empregojovem.azores.gov.pt, a platform that congregates all the information for the systematic consultation of the various measures already taken and under impleme... more >>

Information: New application period for ESTAGIAR L and ESTAGIAR T runs until August 31
The Regional Government promotes, through the Regional Directorate for Employment and Vocational Training a new period of applications for Estagiar L and Estagiar T until August 31 traineeships beginning on October 1. Applications should be made at the address https://empregojovem.azores.gov.pt/. The ESTAGIAR programme aims to promote the integration of young graduates into the labour world thro... more >>

Information: Unemployment drops again in the Azores and registers second highest decline in the country
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training highlighted the data released by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) regarding January, which show the Azores as the second region of the country where unemployment fell the most, compared to the same period of the previous year. "According to IEFP, unemployment in the Azores decreased by 9.3% in January, compar... more >>

Information: Investment in the qualification of Azoreans promotes employability
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training highlighted the relevance of training and qualifying the Azoreans for employability with a view to the improvement of professional skills, productivity and competitiveness of Azorean economy. "The measures and training initiatives promoted by the Regional Government have contributed to the improvement of qualifications and acquisition ... more >>

Information: Number of unemployed in the Azores is the lowest of the last nine years, according to INE
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational training pointed out that the employment data released today by the National Statistics Institute (INE) "confirm the downward trend of the unemployment rate in the Azores." "According to INE, the number of unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2019, that is 9,128, is the lowest in the current series of the Employment Survey, which began in the f... more >>

Information: New MOVEMPREGO measure aims to meet specific labour needs
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training presented today in Vila do Porto the new MOVEMPREGO measure, which aims, among other goals, to contribute to the "internal mobility of human resources, territorial cohesion and the increase of competitiveness of companies." On the occasion, she announced a series of announcing several actions to disseminate this measure on all the island... more >>

Information: There are 8,442 more Azoreans employed and 2,877 fewer unemployed since the beginning of the current legislative term
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training revealed today there are “8,442 more employed Azoreans and 2,877 fewer Azoreans enrolled in socio-occupational integration programmes since the beginning of the legislative term. Paula Andrade spoke after a visit, held under the Regional Government's incentives for employment creation, to Ideastation-Soluções Informá... more >>

Information: 858 fewer unemployed in the Azores in August
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training highlighted in Capelas, São Miguel Island, the data published today by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) regarding August. Once again, they reveal a decrease in the number of unemployed in the Azores and the continuous and sustained integration of Azoreans into the labour market. “Unemployment in the ... more >>

Information: Employed population in the Azores hits highest figures ever recorded
The Regional Director for Employment and Vocational Training reiterated in Angra do Heroísmo the “very positive” data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE) on employment in the second quarter of this year. In this regard, she noted that they also result from the employment measures promoted by the Regional Government, which have been contributing to the increase of e... more >>