Brasília – In September, 209,078 formal jobs were created in Brazil, according to figures culled from the General Registry of Employed and Unemployed Persons (Caged), of the Ministry of Labour. The figure is lower than in the same period of last year, when 246,875 jobs were created.
According to the federal government, in September, 1.76 million people were hired and 1.55 million were fired. In August, 190,446 jobs were created.
In the third quarter of 2011, 331,000 new jobs were created in the country. Year-to-date as of September, 2.07 million jobs were created.
While announcing the Caged figures last month, the minister of Labour, Carlos Lupi, stated that under 3 million jobs should be created this year.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
