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Of the 10 occupations that created the most new jobs, 8 are in the service sector. At the top of the list are the occupations of production line feeder, retailer, janitor, office assistant and construction worker. See the table below:

The survey takes into account the admission and dismissal balance in the 12-month period ending in July among a total of more than 2,500 Caged jobs.

According to data released by the Ministry of Economy, Brazil generated 316,580 official jobs in July, reaching 41.2 million Brazilian workerscompared to 38.1 million in July last year. On the other hand, There are still more than 14 million unemployed people in the country.

Economist Fabio Bentes says, “No matter how much the economy has grown, the labor market is not able to employ all the people who are looking for a job. There are jobs being created, but the generation has not kept up with demand,” author of the CNC Survey.

The service sector is the country’s most employable and has been hit the hardest by the restrictive measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. As vaccination progresses and the economy reopens, the The sector was the highlight of 2021, being the only one that was not withdrawn in the second quarter.

“The service sector reopens, and when it grows for whatever reason, it needs to be hired, because it’s labor intensive. So we’re in a window of job creation at least until the end of the year,” Bentis highlights.

According to the latest figures from IBGE, The impetus for the increase in the number of workers in the country was informal work and self-employment.. At the end of the second quarter, Brazil still had 6.7 million fewer workers compared to the pre-Covid period.

The professions most affected by the epidemic

The service sector also focuses on occupations that record the largest job losses with a formal contract in 12 months. At the top of the list are a bus driver, a collector, a bank clerk and a postman. See the table below:

According to CNC, the list reflects not only changes in the labor market, but also the uneven recovery of the economy.

“The movement of people is increasing, but the demand for transport services has not yet normalized. All professions that depend on the movement of people are still suffering from the effects of the epidemic that is not over,” says the economist.

He notes that Google indicators indicate that at the end of August the number of people commuting in commercial areas was still 12% below the pre-pandemic level.

The Education District is another area that has lost many professionals during the pandemic and is starting to require fewer teachers as distance education has advanced.

“This is a certain aberration of free market forces. The teacher, which is a noble profession, still suffers a lot in the labor market,” says Bentis.

thriving jobs and promising careers

The survey also included the jobs with the highest expansion rate in the number of professionals employed with a formal contract, taking into account the jobs with at least 50,000 formal jobs in the country.

In the 12-month period, the largest relative jump in the number of formal jobs was among domestic workers, reflecting increased demand for these professionals after a surge in layoffs in the most severe phase of the pandemic. See the table below:

In second place is the position of logistic assistant. An earlier CNC survey showed that this was the highest growth rate in the country’s official job balance in 2020, an increase of 28.1%.

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Professions related to information technology are highlightedWhich recorded a big jump during the pandemic amid changes in consumption habits and developments in the digitization of the economy.

IBGE data shows that a file IT services and technical professionals are the fastest growing in the country, having already exceeded the pre-pandemic level by more than 20%, while services provided to households are still operating 23.2% below the February 2020 level.

In addition to being areas that are still promising, the activities associated with the so-called modern services Get a much higher average wage Pays for traditional services.

The occupations that shrank their employees the most in percentage terms in 12 months were antique collectors, oil drilling operators, drivers, and hairdressers. See the table below:

According to CNC, the ranking reflects the effects of the pandemic on production chains as well as structural changes resulting from technological advances in the transportation and financial sector.

“Professions such as the postman and the collector were already in decline and the epidemic somehow worsened,” says an economist.

Starting salaries are shrinking

According to Caged’s figures, the average admission salary in July 2021 in the country was R$1,802, compared to R$1,878.16 in July last year, which is a 4% decrease in real terms (discounted for inflation).

The lowest admission salaries were paid for domestic services (1,300.19 R$) and for activities in the accommodation and food sector (1,361.40 R$), while the highest were for information, communication and services. Financial, real estate, professional and administrative activities (2130.95 Brazilian riyals).

“When there is a combination of growth with a high unemployment rate, the acceptance salary is pressured because the contracting party has great bargaining power. It is the law of supply and demand. If there are many people who are looking for and need to join in the labor market, the man who Earning R$1,500 ends up accepting R$1,300 profit, and R$1,200 for a job vacancy,” says Benites.