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JOB CREATION
Brazil creates over 790 thousand formal vacancies in 2018
Retail sector had the best performance in October, with 34,133 vacancies being opened - Photo: Toninho Tavares/Agência Brasília
The Brazilian labour market continues to show clear signs of recovery. In the first ten months of the year, 790,579 formal jobs were created in the country, the best result for the period since 2015. The data comes from the General Register of Employed and Unemployed Persons (Caged), released on Tuesday (21) by the Ministry of Labour.
In October, the labour market's positive balance was of 57,733 formal jobs, a 0.15% growth in relation to the previous month. In last-twelve-month terms, the balance shows that 444,483 vacancies were created.
Sectors
Six of the country's eight economic sectors registered an increase in the number of formal jobs in October. Retail stood out, creating 34,133 vacancies. Then, we have the service sector, with 28,759 jobs created and the manufacturing industry, with 7,048 formal positions.
Regions
Four of Brazil's five regions recorded a positive balance in relation to formal jobs in October this year. The labour market recorded growth in the South (25,999 jobs), Southeast (15,988), Northeast (13,426) and North (2,379) regions. In the Midwest, there was a slight drop of 59 jobs.
States
Out of the country's 27 federated units, 23 experienced a hike in the number of formal jobs. The best results fell to São Paulo (13,088 jobs), Santa Catarina (9,743), Rio Grande do Sul (9,319), Paraná (6,937) and Ceará (3,669).