Brazil generated 278,639 jobs in August this year, as a result of 2,051,800 admissions and 1,773,161 dismissals from formal jobs. In 2022, the balance is 1,853,298 new workers in the formal market. The data are from the Ministry of Labor and Welfare, which released today (29), in Brasília, the Monthly Statistics of Formal Employment, the Novo Caged.
The stock of formal jobs in the country, which is the total amount of active CLT contracts, reached 42,531,653 in August, which represents an increase of 0.66% compared to the previous month.
Last month, the balance of jobs was positive in the five groups of economic activities: services, with the creation of 141,113 jobs distributed mainly in information, communication and financial, real estate, professional and administrative activities; industry, with 52,760 new jobs, concentrated in the manufacturing industry; commerce, positive balance of 41,886 jobs; construction, more 35,156 jobs created; and agriculture, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, which created 7,724 new jobs.
The Minister of Labor and Welfare, José Carlos Oliveira, highlighted that this is the third month in which the industrial sector has registered a rise in hiring, which contributes to raising the population’s income.
“This means that we are resuming the movement of Brazilian industry and this is important because it brings added value to our products and will also raise the average salary of Brazilians. The industry, as a rule, requires better qualification, consequently, as the sector grows, the average Brazilian salary ends up growing as well”, he explained.
Variations by region
All regions of the country had a positive balance in job creation last month, with an increase in formal work in the 27 federation units.
In relative terms, of the states with the greatest variation in job creation in relation to the stock of the previous month, the highlights are Roraima, with the opening of 1,081 jobs, an increase of 1.59%; Rio Grande do Norte, which created 6,338 new jobs (1.41%); and Amapá, with a positive balance of 1,016 jobs (1.35%).
The states with the lowest relative variation of jobs in August, in relation to July, are Santa Catarina, which created 10,223 jobs, an increase of 0.43%; Rio Grande do Sul, with a positive balance of 9,691, up 0.37%; and Piauí, which ended last month with 831 more formal jobs, a growth of only 0.27%.
In absolute terms, the federation units with the highest balance last month were São Paulo, with 74,973 positions (0.57%); Rio de Janeiro, with 30,838 jobs created (0.92%); and Minas Gerais, with the generation of 27,381 jobs (0.61%). The states with the lowest absolute balance were Amapá, with 1,016 positions (1.35%); Acre, with 858 new vacancies (0.93%); and Piauí, which generated 831 placements (0.27%).
Nationwide, the average admission salary in August 2022 was R$1,949.84. Compared to the previous month, there was a real increase of R$ 29.27 in the average admission salary, a positive variation of 1.52%.
The complete New Caged stats are available at Ministry of Labor and Welfare website.
