A 3.6 percent expansion was reported in the number of employed individuals—an increase of 3.1 million workers—adding up to a total of 89 million people.
The index of intended investment also sank from 59 to 58.5 points from August to September 2021. “Despite the fall, the index is still well above its historic average (50.5 points) and is the highest for the month since the beginning of this time series,"the entity explained
Services, one of the sectors most severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, has shown sings of recovery and was the segment with the highest number of admissions in July.
In June 2021 alone, micro and small firms reported 871,197 admissions, against 654,801 layoffs—a positive balance of 216,396 jobs generated. This amount accounts for 70 percent of all jobs in the country.
The jobless population in the quarter ending in May this year reached 14.8 million—in other words, steady against the previous quarter, but up 16.4 percent if compared to the quarter ending in May last year (another 2.1 million unemployed).
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