Santa Catarina state has created the most jobs in southern Brazil and the third most in the entire country

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Job creation continues to be positive in Santa Catarina state (6.7 million people). Despite having a population significantly smaller than neighboring Paraná (11 million) and Rio Grande do Sul (11.2 million), Santa Catarina state registered the highest absolute number of formal jobs in southern Brazil in the first four months of the year.

The balance in the first four months of the year was 66,922 jobs, also the third-best result in Brazil, behind only the two most populous states in the country, São Paulo (44 million) and Minas Gerais (20.7 million).

The data comes from the General Register of Employed and Unemployed (Caged), released Monday, June 6, by the Ministry of Labor.

Governor Carlos Moisés recalls that Santa Catarina also has the lowest unemployment rate in Brazil, at 4.5%, less than half the national average. According to him, the performance presented by the state is the result of a diversified economy, legal security for private investment, and the resilience of the population.

“The people of Santa Catarina are hardworking by nature. In difficult times, they roll up their sleeves and get to work. On the part of the state government, we always strive to partner with the productive sector and help attract new businesses. All of Santa Catarina’s regions are well developed, which is a significant advantage. We will continue to work to keep our state’s numbers getting better,” said Carlos Moisés.

The Secretary of State for Sustainable Economic Development, Jairo Sartoretto, says that job creation is one of the most essential thermometers of economic activity. He recalls that Santa Catarina had an above-average year in 2021, with the best jobs record in its history, and will repeat that dose at the beginning of this year.

“We are second to the giants of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, which have a much larger population. Our results are excellent. We had a positive balance of 7,238 job openings in April alone, mainly driven by the services sector. It is also worth highlighting that in Santa Catarina, there is a balance between health care and maintaining the labor force. We have the lowest mortality rate for Covid-19 in the country,” Sartoretto reminds us.

In addition to the service sector, trade and construction also showed a positive balance in job creation in April.

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