Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Monthly balance of hires and separations in formal salaried jobs (carteira assinada) reported to the Labour Ministry's Novo CAGED register; positive means formal employment is growing, negative that it is shrinking. Raw data, not seasonally adjusted: December is negative every year. Brazil's headline jobs figure; past months include late declarations.· Not seasonally adjusted: December is negative every year
121.3K
Sep 2026
min −981.3K Apr 2020max +440.5K Feb 2025
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Source: Banco Central do Brasil — Novo CAGED (Labour Ministry), via the Central Bank SGS· Data Sep 2026Source type : Official
Formal salaried jobs, net monthly balance, not seas. adj. · Not seasonally adjusted: December is negative every year
