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Unemployment Benefits in Cape Verde
Cape Verde pays an unemployment benefit through the social security institute INPS to people who lost their job involuntarily and are registered for work at an IEFP job centre.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
Instituto Nacional de Previdência Social (INPS)
The job market in Cape Verde
The International Labour Organization's estimates put Cape Verde 159th lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
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What to do first
- Register with the public employment service, Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP). Official page
- Apply for Unemployment benefit (Subsídio de Desemprego): through INPS; the INPS practical guide (Guia Subsídio de Desemprego) explains the claim. Official page
- Keep up with the job-search rule while you claim (below), and keep a record of where you applied.
Unemployment benefit (Subsídio de Desemprego)
Who can get it. People who lost their job involuntarily and are registered for employment at an IEFP Employment and Vocational Training Centre.
How to claim. Through INPS; the INPS practical guide (Guia Subsídio de Desemprego) explains the claim.
From an official page, read October 25, 2026.
Looking for work while you claim
While on unemployment benefit the insured person must accept suitable work, socially necessary work and vocational training, actively look for work by their own means and show it to the job centre (CEFP), report to the job centre every fortnight, and attend when and where the CEFP summons them. They must keep an up-to-date record of their job-search steps with the supporting documents, as the CEFP decides.
- Register at an IEFP Employment and Vocational Training Centre (CEFP)
- Accept suitable work
- Accept socially necessary work
- Accept vocational training
- Agree to and follow a Personal Employment Plan (PPE)
- Report to the CEFP every fortnight
- Attend CEFP appointments
Reporting. In person to the CEFP every fortnight (apresentação quinzenal), plus whenever summoned.
From an official page, read October 25, 2026.
Keep my work search record for Cape Verde
Free. It lists where you applied and what else you did to look for work, each line ready to copy into the form you report on. It is your own record: we send nothing to any government.
Help finding work
- The public employment service: Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP)
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in Cape Verde?
Yes: Unemployment benefit (Subsídio de Desemprego), paid by Instituto Nacional de Previdência Social (INPS).
How do I claim unemployment benefit in Cape Verde?
Through INPS; the INPS practical guide (Guia Subsídio de Desemprego) explains the claim.
Do I have to look for work while I claim in Cape Verde?
While on unemployment benefit the insured person must accept suitable work, socially necessary work and vocational training, actively look for work by their own means and show it to the job centre (CEFP), report to the job centre every fortnight, and attend when and where the CEFP summons them. They must keep an up-to-date record of their job-search steps with the supporting documents, as the CEFP decides.
Where can I get help finding a job in Cape Verde?
The public employment service is Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP).
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Where this comes from
Every part of this page was read on an official website, and each links the page it came from and the day we checked it. Rules and amounts change, so check that page before you rely on a figure. Jobareer is not part of any government and cannot see or change a claim.
See also: unemployment rate by country · Cape Verde's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.