Brazil Construction Sector Opens 36,000 Jobs in October for Fifth Consecutive Month
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The construction sector opened 36,000 jobs in Brazil in October for the fifth consecutive month, according to data from the latest General Cadastre of Employed and Unemployed (CAGED), released on Thursday morning, November 26th. São Paulo was the state with the highest number, with 7,876 new jobs registered.
According to Odair Senra, president of the São Paulo State Construction Union (SINDUSCON-SP), although the economy is showing signs of a rebound, a sustainable growth maintenance depends on the adoption of measures that signal a path to fiscal balance. “This agenda needs to include reductions in government spending, administrative reform and new privatizations and concessions, which will certainly attract new investments,” he said in a statement released by the organization.
The balance between hires and dismissals in construction for the year is positive. From January to October, the sector opened 138,409 jobs. According to SINDUSCON-SP, this sector opened the highest number of jobs in ten months. In late October, construction employed 2,307,759 formal workers in Brazil.
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