A positive result was recorded in all five major groups of economic activities and in 26 of the 27 Brazilian states. The exception was Rio Grande do Sul, down 2,129 formal jobs.
The services sector created 92,213 jobs. There was a drop in industry, which lost 25,707 jobs due to negative pressure from the sugar and ethanol sector, the Labor Ministry said.
Formal employment was up across all 27 states, which brought formal posts up 0.66 percent from the previous month. Year to date, new jobs stand at 1.8 million.
The balance comes as a result of 2.013 million admissions and 1.685 million layoffs—the best performance for the month in the time series started in 2010.
Bolsonaro also confirmed the recreation of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, which had been grouped with other four ministries early in his administration under the Ministry of the Economy, led by Minister Paulo Guedes.