Agência Brasil*
Brasília – In 2005, formal employment in Brazil rose 5.83% when compares to the previous year, with the creation of 1.831 million jobs. This figure was disclosed in the Annual Report of Social Information (Rais), disclosed today (27) by the Minster of Labour and Employment, Luiz Marinho.
According to him, this was the second best performance since the study started being executed, in 1985. The result was only behind that of 2004, when a total of 1.862 million jobs, with growth of 6.3%, in comparison to 2003.
Rais shows that, in 2005, the real average wage grew 2.14% when compared to the previous year, reaching R$ 1,135.35 (US$ 516.54, at current exchange rates). Last year, the total number of workers formally employed reached 33.239 million.
The minister stated that it is necessary to continue creating conditions for the generation of formal jobs, with the approval of the General Law of Micro and Small companies, which is currently being debated in the National Congress.
*Translated by Mark Ament
