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Unemployment rate was 8.1% in July

The unemployment rate did change significantly compared to the previous month (7.8%), and decreased 1.4 percentage points compared to July 2007 (9.5%). The employed population (21.7 million) remained stable in relation to June, but increased 4% compared to July 2007. The number of workers with a formal...

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Grain harvest expected to increase 9.7% in 2007

The first harvest estimate for this year, according to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA 1), indicated positive change in the following products, in relation to 2006: herbaceous seed cotton (27.1%), 1st - harvest beans in grain (39.8%), 1st - harvest corn in grain (12.9%), 2nd -...

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Industrial employment up 0.3% from June to July

In July, the industrial employment had positive change of 0.3% in relation to June (seasonally adjusted series). The rate was the same (0.3%) in comparison with July 2005, being this one the first positive result after nine negative rates. The indicators accumulated in the year and in the last twelve...

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Industrial employment remains unchanged in November

In November 2012, the total salaried employed persons of industry remained unchanged (0.0%) versus the figure in the immediately previous month (seasonally-adjusted series) after having recorded -0.1% in August, -0.3% in September and 0.4% in October. Still considering the same series, the quarterly...

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In 2012, industrial output drops in nine of the 14 places surveyed

Between November and December 2012, the stability of the production level in the industry was also seen in the areas, since seven places recorded negative rates and seven advanced this month, in the seasonally adjusted series. Paraná (-3.5%), Rio Grande do Sul (-2.0%), Espírito Santo (-1.9%), Rio de...

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With the impact of Food and Beverages, IPCA-15 is 0.31% in January

Increase in potatoes (25.95%) and tomatoes (11.19%) impacted the result of January's IPCA-15 - Photo: Helena Pontes/IBGE News Agency The inflation preview was 0.31% in January, 0.09 percentage points (pp) lower than that of December, when it changed 0.40%. The result was, to a large extent, influenced...

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Industrial employment changed by -0.1% from May to June

The rate was the same (-0.1%) in comparison with June 2005; this was the ninth consecutive negative indicator in this type of comparison. The indicator accumulated in the year decreased by 0.5%; the index accumulated in the last 12 months, by 0.3%. The number of employed persons fell by 0.4% in the second...

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Industrial output falls 0.6% in October

The industrial output fell 0.6% in October 2011 compared with September in the seasonally adjusted series, third negative result in this type of comparison, accumulating a loss of 2.6% along this period. The slower pace reached 20 of the 27 activities surveyed. Comparing with October 2010, the industrial...

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In seven years, annual figure for average unemployed population has fallen by 28.2%

Participation of women in the employed population had continuous increase There was steady increase of the participation of women in the employed population, in the seven years analyzed. In spite of this increase, women remained as a minority in the employed population, although they were the main presence...

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In April, retail trade increased by 0.2% in volume and 0.6% in nominal revenue

These hikes were in relation to March 2008, with indexes seasonally adjusted. In relation to April 2007, the volume of retail trade sales increased by 8.7%, and the nominal revenue by 13.8%. These hikes were in relation to March 2008, with indexes seasonally adjusted. In relation to April 2007, the volume...

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Industrial production grows 0.8% in August

In August 2019, industrial production grew 0.8% compared to July (seasonally adjusted series), offsetting a great part of the 0.9% loss accumulated in the May-July 2019 period. In the non-adjsuted series, in the comparison with August 2018, the total industry rate decreased by 2.3% in August 2019, after having...

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Industrial employment decreases 0.8% in August

EIn August 2015, the total of salaried employed persons in industry fell 0.8%, over the previous month level, in the seasonally adjusted series. It was the eighth consecutive negative result, accumulating in this period a loss of 5.6%. Considering these figures, the quarterly moving average index had...

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Industrial employment changed by 0.3% in January

In January 2007, the seasonally adjusted rate of industrial employment relative to December 2006 was 0.3%. This change occurred after three consecutive months of negative results, a period in which there was fall of 0.6%. In comparison with January 2006, there was increase of 0.9%, with continuation...

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Continuous PNAD: labor underutilization rate stands at 22.2% in Q4 and closes 2016 at 20.9%

A taxa composta de subutilização da força de trabalho (que agrega a taxa de desocupação, taxa de subocupação por insuficiência de horas e da força de trabalho potencial) ficou em 22,2% no 4º trimestre de 2016, acima do resultado do 3º trimestre de 2016 (21,2%) e do 4º trimestre de 2015 (17,3%). Em 2016,...

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Industry falls in five of the 14 places surveyed in January

The reduced pace of the national industrial output between December 2016 and January 2017 occurred in five out of the 14 places surveyed in the seasonally-adjusted series. The drop was greater in Bahia (-4.3%), Ceará (-3.4%) and Rio Grande do Sul (-3.1%), places that recorded positive rates in the previous...

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GDP of 2005 was R$ 1.9 trillion

In 2005, the Gross National Product at market prices increased R$ 1,937.6 billion. R$ 1,728.5 billion were referent to Value Added at basic prices and R$ 209.1 billion were referent to Taxes on Products. Among the components of Value Added, Agriculture registered R$ 145.8 billion, Industry R$ 690.6 billion...

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In November, unemployment was 7.4%

The unemployment rate of 7.4% in November, estimated by the Monthly Employment Survey (PME)1, presented statistically significant change neither in relation to that of October (7.5%) nor to that of November 2008 (7.6%). The stability in both comparisons was also verified for the unemployed population...

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Industrial output increases in 10 of 14 places surveyed in March

In the seasonally-adjusted series, the growing pace of the national industrial output between February and March 2016 was followed by ten out of the 14 places surveyed, highlighted by the sharpest advances registered in Amazonas (22.2%) and Bahia (8.1%). The Northeast Region (4.1%), Santa Catarina (3.8%),...

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Industry falls in 14 of 15 places surveyed

With the reduction of 10.9% in the national industrial production, 14 of the 15 places surveyed showed negative rates from April to May 2018, in the series with seasonal adjustment. This generalized fall profile reflects the effects of the truck drivers' strike. The most significant decreases were in...

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Unemployment stays at 4.7% in December and closes 2011 with an average of 6.0%

The unemployment rate was estimated at 4.7% in December of 2011, the lowest rate for December and the lowest rate in the time series of the Monthly Employment Survey (PME), started in March of 2002. It dropped 0.5 p.p. in relation to the result of November (5.2%) and 0.6 p.p. compared with December of...