Brazil’s formal job market has shown remarkable growth, creating 1,726,489 new positions in the first eight months of 2024. The unemployment rate reached 6.6% in the three months ending in August, slightly below market consensus. It also marks the lowest rate since the quarter ending in December 2014. In August alone, Brazil created 232,513 new […]
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