Caged: Brazil created 255,321 formal jobs in February.

THE General Registry of Employed and Unemployed Workers (Caged), released today (31) by Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE)Data shows that Brazil posted a positive balance of 255,321 formal job openings in February, the best result since the same month last year, when 440,432 jobs were registered. This result stems from 2,381,767 new hires and 2,126,446 terminations. In the accumulated total for this year, 370,339 formal jobs have been created. Over the last 12 months, the balance is 1,047,024 jobs. All five economic activity groups showed positive job balances in February. The service sector led the way in job creation, with 177,953 positions, followed by industry (32,027), construction (31,099), agriculture (8,123), and commerce (6,127).

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.