Mato Grosso recorded the creation of 1,085 new formal jobs in March, according to data from Novo Caged, released by the Ministry of Labor and Employment. In the first quarter, 25,688 new formal vacancies were created in the state.
Four of the five major groups of economic activities had a positive balance, being: Services, with 2,664 new vacancies; Construction (1,671); Industry (1,272); and Commerce (237). Only the Agriculture sector had a drop in the period, of -4,759.
In the division by municipalities, the capital Cuiabá had the largest balance of the period, with the opening of 1,393 new jobs with a formal contract, which took the stock in the capital to a total of 216 thousand people formalized in the job market. Following the five municipalities with the highest balance in March are Várzea Grande (894), Rondonópolis (834), Sinop (353) and Nova Olímpia (271).
Compared to the same period in 2023, the state recorded a 1,200% increase in new formal hires. In March last year, the balance was 86 new positions created.
In March, Brazil registered a balance of 244,315 new formal jobs, the result of a positive economic scenario, marked by falling interest rates and inflation, massive federal investments in infrastructure works, a growing automobile sector and expanding tourist activity , between others.
As a result, in 15 months, from January 2023 to March 2024, 2.18 million formal jobs have already been created in Brazil, of which 1.64 million were opened in the last 12 months. The Novo Caged data was presented this Tuesday, April 30th.
In March, Brazil recorded a formal employment record of 46.23 million people. This is the highest number in the country’s history. In March 2023, the Brazilian stock was 44.58 million workers.
ACCUMULATED YEAR — In the first three months of 2024, Brazil added 719,033 new formal jobs, 34% more compared to the same period in 2023, when 536,869 thousand new jobs were registered in January, February and March.
The more than 244 thousand formal jobs registered in March this year represent an increase of 49.1 thousand jobs in relation to the numbers from March 2023, when the balance was positive at 195.1 thousand jobs.
