Monthly Employment Survey (Previous Methodology)
Estimates – Metropolitan Areas of Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Porto Alegre – November/2002
The results of the Monthly Employment Survey, conducted in the six biggest metropolitan areas in the country indicate decrease (-1.0%) of the number of economically active persons (participating in the job market) from October to November. The number of employed persons and of persons looking for a job recorded decrease (-0.7% and -5.3%, respectively). The average open unemployment rate faced slight decrease, having changed from 7.4% in October to 7.1% in November this year. The seasonally adjusted indicator reached 8.0% in November. The figure recorded in the previous month was 7.7%. Graph 1 shows the adjusted rate, in the period November 2001 - November 2002.
GRAPH 01
Average Open Unemployment Rate (%)
Seasonally-adjusted – November/2001 – November/2002
In November last year, the average open unemployment rate was 6.4%. Graph 2 presents the indicator series, in the months of November, from 1994 to 2002.
GRAPH 02
Average Open Unemployment Rate
Months of November - 1994/2002
The number of workers decreased in the main activity sectors, and the most significant changes occurred in civil construction (-2.6%) and in manufacturing industry (-1.0%). In terms of employment type, there was decrease of the number of self-employed workers (-2.4%) and of workers without a formal employment contract (-1.2%); and increase of the number of workers with a formal employment contract (0.6%).
From November last year to November this year, the number of economically-active persons increased by 2.0%, as a consequence of the bigger number of persons employed (1.3%) or looking for a job (13.5%). In this period, the average rate of open unemployment increased by 0.7 percentage points. With reference to activity sectors, there was increase of the number of persons employed in services (3.8%) and in manufacturing industry (0.4%). The number of workers decreased in civil construction (-10.6%) and remained stable in trade. Among the employment types, there was increase of the number of workers with a formal contract (3.6%), of employers (1.6%) and of workers without a formal contract (0.9%). Self-employed workers recorded decrease (-2.5%).
The average yield of employed persons, relative to October this year, was R$ 797.82. In real terms, income decreased over September this year (-1.9%) and October last year (-3.9%).
With reference to employment types, from September to October, there was reduction of the average income earned by workers without a formal contract (-2.7%), of workers with a formal contract (-2.0%) and of self-employed workers (-0.5%). From October last year to October this year, there was decrease of income among workers with a formal employment contract (-5.2%), of self-employed workers (-3.9%) and of workers without a formal employment contract (-2.6%).