Brazil created 2.1 million formal jobs in 2022

Brazil created 278,100 formal jobs in September this year, the 9th consecutive month with a positive balance.

In the year to date, 2.1 million jobs have been opened. It represents a drop of 15.5% compared to the same period last year when 2.5 million jobs were opened.

The data was released on Wednesday (Oct. 26) by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

The country now has 42.8 million people working formally, adding the public and private sectors.

This is an increase of 0.65% in relation to the stock in the previous month. The number is a record.

In September, workers had an average salary of R$1,931 (about US$370). The figure is 0.64% lower than in August. It represents an actual drop of R$ 12.47.

Minister José Carlos Oliveira (Labor and Social Security) expects the year to close at 3 million open positions.

“The government is on the right track,” he said.

Oliveira said that the industrial sector is registering substantial positive balances and the tendency in the medium term is for the average salary to rise.

He affirmed that the positive numbers reflect the labor reforms and the simplification of labor norms.

“Today, business people have much more transparency and feel encouraged to invest in the Brazilian market.”

SECTORS

All sectors closed the month in positive territory. The services segment had the best performance:

services: 122,562;
commerce: 57,974;
industry: 56,909;
construction: 31,166;
agriculture: 9,474;

STATES

The 27 states of the Federation registered positive balances in the month. The most significant ratios were in:

São Paulo: 61,167 positions (0.46%);
Minas Gerais: 23,723 jobs (0.53%);
Pernambuco: 20,528 jobs (1.55%).

REGIONS

The 5 Brazilian regions showed a positive balance:

Southeast: 108,219 posts (0.49%);
Northeast: 86,658 jobs (1.25%);
South: 38,179 jobs (0.48%);
Midwest: 25,458 jobs (0.68%);
North: 19,400 jobs (0.95%).