Solon Brochado: One of my main restrictions regarding PT administrations, historically, has been its Rooseveltian policy of using the State as a job-creating machine. I really can’t say this is evidence the formula has reached its limit, but considering the administration’s current political situation, it certainly is no good news for Lula.
Unemployment on the rise for first time in six months, says IBGE
The unemployment rate at six metropolitan regions of the country has risen to 9,6% in September, according to data released today by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). The result ends a three month trend where the rate was stable at 9,4% and marks the first rise in six months.
Meanwhile, the workers income technically stabilized after three months on the rise. From August to September there was a slight fall from R$ 974,96 to R$ 974,90. A 1,2% reduction in income in São Paulo was predominant, given that there was a rise in the majority of other researched areas.
IBGE says the changes registered in September are not very representative and the labour market still registers a “stable” scenario.
The result, nonetheless, can be considered frustrating, since September saw the beggining of the hiring of temporary workers to handle the new year’s demand.
Among the six researched regions, there were registered raises in unemployment from August to September in Recife (from 13,4% to 15%) and Porto Alegre (from 7,6% to 8,4%). On the remaining regions (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Salvador), the scenario was of stability.
In September, the number of people searching for work remained stable at 2,1 million people, when compared to August.
Most of the unemployed continued to be women: 56,1% of the total, the most for this month since 2002. In september 2004, women represented 55,6% of the unemployed population; in 2003, the proportion was of 55,8%; and in September 2002, 53,2%.
As for age groups, among the unemployed, 7,9% were from 15 to 17 years old; 39,3%, among 18 and 24; 46,1% from 25 to 49 years old; and 6,1% were over 50.
