Number of jobs in Brazil up in August
In August, 101,425 new positions have been officially created in Brazil, as a result of the month’s 1,748,818 engagements and 1,647,393 redundancies—0.25 percent up from July. As for the number of jobs generated during the year, the figure stands at 751,456 (up 1.85 percent). Over the last 12 months, 698,475 spaces were made available (an increase of 1.72%).
The figures were published on Thursday (Sep 11) by the Ministry of Labor. According to Minister Manoel Dias, August’s performance is the best of the last three months, and had been expected by the government, which maintains its estimated 1 million new jobs to be created by the end of 2014. He pointed out that the country has managed to follow a model that holds the number of openings steady, with real salary raises, keeping the economy invigorated.
The figures were published by the Ministry of Labor, Manoel Dias
Dias further argued that, if there is a reduction in the pace of engagements compared to the previous years, it is so because the country has faced a full employment scenario. “There was formerly more room for growth. Now, with full employment, the result, albeit a lower one, is positive,” he mentioned.
“One does not generate 101 thousand jobs by chance. It’s not about personal research, like other studies that have been presented, which have as their basis the [subjective] opinions and forecasts of people. What we’re showing here is real data about the number of jobs created. Data provided by the companies themselves,” the minister declared.
The sectors with the most remarkable performances were services, with 71.292 new spaces; commerce, 40.619); and construction, 2,239. As for the manufacturing industry, a reduction of 4,111 posts was reported.
Rousseff’s remarks
President Dilma Rousseff, who currently tries to be re-elected, said the these positive figures are proof of the country’s resistance to the international crisis. “Employment in Brazil is on the rise precisely at the moment when a report was published by the UN about the G-20 economies, which attests to the existence of a worldwide employment crisis,” Rousseff pointed out.
Translated by Fabrício Ferreira
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