Paraná state had its best September in five years for job creation.
The state created 15.925 jobs last month – the second best in the entire historical series of the General Registry of Employed and Unemployed Workers (Caged), which began in 2003; Paraná's performance index is the best in the South and the fourth best in the country for the month, according to data released by the Ministry of Labor and Employment.
State government - Paraná created 15.925 jobs in September, the highest balance for the month in the last five years and the second best in the entire historical series of the General Register of Employed and Unemployed (Caged), which began in 2003. The growth was 0,60% in relation to the stock of salaried workers with formal contracts in the previous month. Paraná's performance is the best in the South and the fourth best in the country for the month. The Caged data were released this Wednesday (16) by the Ministry of Labor and Employment.
The Metropolitan Region of Curitiba registered an increase of 6.064 formal jobs compared to August (an increase of 0,57%). Curitiba was the city that created the most jobs (4,526 hires), followed by Maringá (765), Cascavel (676), Ponta Grossa (489) and Guarapuava (466).
The sectors with the greatest contribution to job creation in the state in September were Services, with 5.708 vacancies, Commerce with 5.586 jobs, and the Manufacturing Industry, with 3.506 jobs.
During the same period, Rio Grande do Sul generated 10.854 jobs and Santa Catarina 11.224. Nationally, Paraná was the fourth state with the best job creation balance. São Paulo led with 45.275 jobs, followed by Pernambuco with 29.988 jobs and Alagoas with 16.285.
DEVELOPMENT – In the last 12 months, there was a 3,24% growth in the number of jobs in Paraná, with the creation of 84.654 jobs. In the first nine months of this year, 116.602 jobs were created, an increase of 4,52%.
The Secretary of Labor, Employment and Solidarity Economy, Luiz Claudio Romanelli, believes that the numbers prove the positive state of the Paraná economy and the success of the Paraná State Government's public policies.
“The RAIS figures showed that Paraná was the second state that generated the most jobs in 2012, behind only São Paulo. The September CAGED figures show that Paraná again has the best performance among the Southern states and appears well-placed in the national ranking. As Governor Beto Richa emphasizes, the results are the fruit of a serious and well-planned public policy, good dialogue with business owners and workers, and the legal security that the State offers today,” he analyzes.
RAIS 2012 - According to data from the Annual Social Information Report (RAIS) released by the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) on Friday (11), Paraná created 113.388 formal jobs in 2012, closing the year with 3.033.665 people employed. The number represents an increase of 3,9% in the state's stock. The absolute variation in the stock of jobs in Paraná represents the second largest mark in Brazil, behind only São Paulo (370.762 formal jobs in 2012).
Paraná also recorded the largest relative variation among the Southern states, ahead of Rio Grande do Sul (2,5%) and Santa Catarina (2,0%). Currently, Paraná accounts for 38,4% of the total stock of jobs in Southern Brazil, followed by Rio Grande do Sul (37,9%) and Santa Catarina (26,6%).
In Paraná, the sector with the highest job creation in 2012 was Public Administration (43.293), with a positive variation of 9,9% compared to 2011. Services came in second place, with a stock of 39.037 jobs, above Commerce (23.990). Construction and Agriculture also registered positive results during the period, with 5.363 and 1.016 jobs, respectively. The manufacturing industry had low performance and registered the creation of 270 formal jobs in 2012.
Results in the manufacturing industry were affected by the food and beverage subsector, which recorded a decrease of 11.216 jobs (-6,0%). The sector was also affected by the transportation equipment industry, which recorded negative results, pointing to the closure of 1.866 jobs, a 4,2% reduction in the stock of this subsector.
BRAZIL – In September 2013, data from Caged (General Register of Employed and Unemployed Workers) indicates a recovery in the formal labor market, showing the highest job creation for the month of September in the last three years. Last September, employment grew by 0,52%, equivalent to an increase of 211.068 jobs, a higher balance than that verified in September 2012 (150.334 jobs) and September 2011 (209.078 jobs). In the accumulated year, employment grew by 3,35%, representing an increase of 1.323.461 jobs. In the last 12 months, the increase was 984.573 jobs, corresponding to an increase of 2,47%.