The unemployed totaled 9.1 mi in April, stable compared to Jan. (9 mi) and down 19.9% (2.3 mi fewer) against April last year.
Neuroscientist Álvaro Machado argues AI tools are not inherently bad, but a wider debate should be held on the use of this technology. Automated work should be taxed, he noted.
Preventive actions are the necessary avenue to tackle slave-like labor in the country. Agência Brasil heard specialists who discuss the topic amid the large number of workers rescued in recent months.
Four of the five sectors surveyed were on the rise. Atop the ranking was services, followed by construction, industry, and farming. Commerce was the only to face a deficit.
The employed population is at its largest since 2012, whereas the total of jobless people shrank 15.6 percent to 10.1 million—1.9 million fewer than the previous quarter.
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