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Formal employment had 2.2 million vacancies opened in the first half of 2026, says government

The Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) reported, this Thursday (13), that formal employment totaled 2.2 million vacancies opened in the first half of this year. The number is 3.6% higher compared to the value recorded at the end of...

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Formal employment had 2.2 million vacancies opened in the first half of 2026, says government
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The services sector is the one that accounts for the largest number of jobs and also the highest salary. The average remuneration of workers in the sector was R$4,999.

  • Next, the sectors of commerce, industry, construction and agriculture appear.
  • Young people up to 24 years of age are those who have increased their participation the most.

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The Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) reported, this Thursday (13), that formal employment totaled 2.2 million vacancies opened in the first half of this year. The number is 3.6% higher compared to the value recorded at the end of 2025 and appears in the Annual Social Information List (RAIS). Evolution of the total number of formal employment contracts: 60,691,770 on December 31, 2025. 62,891,209 on June 30, 2026. The services sector is the one that accounts for the largest number of jobs and also the highest salary. The average remuneration of workers in the sector was R$4,999. Next, the sectors of commerce, industry, construction and agriculture appear. Young people up to 24 years of age are those who have increased their participation the most. According to the MTE, in December 2026 the group represented 12.7% and, in June of this year, 13.8%.

Gender and racial disparities The gender disparity is reflected in the extent to which women receive, in medicine, 87.9% of the average salary of men. Regarding race, brown and black workers receive approximately 68% of the remuneration of white workers. Hours worked According to RAIS Monthly, 70% of jobs with reported working hours have contracts of 41 to 44 hours per week, equivalent to 35.7 million jobs. The data does not allow identifying how many are specifically on the 6x1 scale, but it shows the weight of longer working hours in the formal market. During the presentation, the Minister of Labor, Luiz Marinho, once again defended the discussion on the end of the 6x1 scale and asked the Senate to vote on the proposal. "There is a 6x1 scale, which the Senate is sitting on top of, which we did, in fact, for the senators, President Davi Alcolumbre, to release this agenda for the senators to vote against or for, according to their conscience, but vote. Let the debate take place", he stated. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) followed the presentation of the data at the Ministry of Labor accompanied by ministers Luiz Marinho; Wolney Queiroz, from Social Security, and Dario Durigan, from Finance. To participate, you need an identification document, work card and copies of your CV. FUNTRAB