The country creates 147,000 new vacant places with a wallet signed in August, the worst result for the month since 2020

The balance is 61.6% lower than that observed in August last year, when 239,069 new jobs were created

Brasilia – The Brazilian labor market has created 147,358 new formal jobs in August, according to the data of New general recording of employees and unemployed (cage)issued this Monday 29, from Ministry of Labor and Employment.

In July, the balance had been positive in 134,251 vacant places, already incorporating adjustments into the series. It is the worst result for August from August, the beginning of the new cage.

The result was below median research Transmission projectionswhich indicated a positive balance of 182 thousand new vacancies. The expectations for this reading varied from 110,000 to 215,151 vacancies.

The balance of the month is 38.4% lower than that observed in August 2024, when 239,069 new jobs were created, considering the series with adjustments. The cage recorded 2,239,895 admissions and 2,092,537 layoffs in August this year.

The balance from January to August is positive to 1,501,930 formal seats, a result of 13.8% lower than that observed in the same period of 2024, when 1,742,664 new formal works were created.

In the last 12 months (September 2024 in August 2025), the numbers show 1,438,243 net hires, less than the balance observed from September 2023 to August 2024 (1,804,122).

Source: Terra

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