Industrial employment in Brazil grows 0.1% in September

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 10 (Chinese media) -- The industrial employment rate in

Brazil grew 0.1 percent in September compared with August, and was up 2.2

percent year-on-year, according to a monthly employment study released by the

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) Monday.

The year-on-year employment rate in the industrial sector rose 2.7 percent

from January to September 2008. From October 2007 to September 2008, the rate

registered a 2.9-percent growth compared with the previous 12 months.

The sectors which enjoyed the highest growth in employment rate were

machinery and equipments, up 10.2 percent, electronics and communication

devices, which also rose 10.2 percent, and transportation, with a 8.2 percent

increase.

The highest increases were registered in the states of Sao Paulo, with 2.6

percent, Minas Gerais, with 5.2 percent, and Rio Grande do Sul, 3.3 percent.

However, employment in the wood and clothing industries suffered the

sharpest reduction, falling by 11.3 percent and 7.1 percent respectively.

Salary indicators of Brazilian workers grew 2.7 percent in September

compared with August and were up 7.9 percent from the same period last year.