Tag: job market
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Due to the economic recession Brazil lost over 1.5 million formal job positions in 2015, according to the country’s Labor Ministry, registering the worst result in thirty years. The government,...
By Lisa Flueckiger, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Unemployment in Brazil has hit its highest level for the month of July since 2009 reaching 7.5 percent, according to the IBGE (Brazilian Statistics Bureau). And against trends from...
By Amy Skalmusky, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Spearheaded by record investment in the petroleum and natural gas industry, Brazil’s job market continues to grow at a breakneck pace. Billion dollar investments by the government...
