Brazil creates fewer formal jobs than expected in February

March 31, 2026 2:06 PM EDT

BRASILIA, March ‌31 (Reuters) - ​Brazil's ​economy created a net 255,321 formal ‌jobs in February, data ⁠from the Labor Ministry ‌showed on Tuesday, ‌below the 270,150 expected by economists in a ​Reuters poll.

* The net figure accounts for ⁠2,381,767 jobs opened and2,126,446 closed during ​the period, the ministry said. * It was the highest ​net formal ‌job creation for any monthsince February ⁠last year, when Brazil created 440,432 jobs. * In the ⁠first two months of the ​year, a net of 370,339formal jobs were created in ‌Brazil, a 37.8% declineyear-over-year.

(Reporting by Bernardo Caram ‌in Brasilia, additional ⁠reporting by ‌Andre Romani ​in Sao Paulo; Editing by Natalia ‌Siniawski)



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