Brazil creates fewer formal jobs than expected in July

August 28, 2026 1:28 PM EDT

Italia building is seen among the skyline of Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

BRASILIA, Aug ‌28 (Reuters) - ​Brazil's ​economy created a net 58,568 formal ‌jobs in July, data from ⁠the Labor Ministry showed ‌on Friday, below ‌the 112,000 net openings expected by economists in ​a Reuters poll.

• The net figure accounts ⁠for 2,262,888 jobs opened and 2,204,320 ​closed during the period, the ministry said

• Job ​creation was ‌the slowest for any month so ⁠far this year and marked the weakest July ⁠performance in the government's historical series, ​which goes back to 2020

• From January to July, a ‌net of 972,203 formal jobs were ‌created in Brazil, ⁠an about ‌21% decline ​year-over-year

(Reporting by Victor Borges; Writing by Fernando ‌Cardoso)



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