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.
Eight of the nine groups surveyed showed an increase in the month, with a higher impact stemming from the 3.10 percent hike in housing, the group pressed by the 7.8 percent surge in electric energy.
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.
According to the study Industrial Survey, by Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry (CNI), these effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were mentioned by 68.3 percent of the companies surveyed.
Among the sectors with most difficulties meeting customers’ demands are: metallurgy, auto vehicles, machinery and equipment, furniture, textiles, cellulose and paper, wood, machines and electrical materials, metal goods, and plastic material.
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