Rio de Janeiro – After remaining stable for three months, industrial employment declined by 0.2% in June compared with May. A survey issued this Thursday (11th) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) points out that the average for the quarter ended June was negative by 0.1%. It was the first negative result since July 2009.
Also according to the IBGE, in June, industrial employment grew by 0.7% as against the same period of 2010, the 17th consecutive positive rate in this basis of comparison, although the lowest of the sequence.
The accumulated employment rate for the last 12 months remains positive (3.1%), but the growth trajectory is slowing down since February (3.9%).
A lower number of workers were hired across 14 sectors, the highlights being metal products, textiles, footwear and leather, machinery and equipment, rubber and plastics, non-metallic minerals and wood.
In June 2011, the number of hours paid to industry workers dropped by 0.6%, after a 0.3% decline in March, a 0.5% drop in April and a 0.1% reduction in May. In the comparison with June 2010, the number of hours paid remained stable (0%), after 16 consecutive increases using this basis of comparison.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
