In June, the industrial employment decreased 0.6% in relation to May, in the series without seasonal influences. The other indicators remained positive: 1.3% in the monthly index (June 2005 compared to June 2004), 2.3% in the accumulated index of the year and 2.9% in the accumulated index of the last twelve months. The trend indicated by the quarterly moving average graphic continued stable, (since the variation among the quarters ended in the last two months was null). The level of employment of the second semester of 2005 increased by 0.2% compared with the immediately previous quarter, altering the fall of 0.3% indicated between the last quarter of 2004 and the first quarter of this year.

Monthly indicator had 16th consecutive positive resultIn relation to June 2004, industrial employment increased 1.3%, keeping a sequence of 16 months with positive results. Ten among 14 surveyed localities and nine among 18 sectors registered an increase in the number of employed persons. The main regional highlights came from São Paulo (2.6%) and Minas Gerais (3.6%), due to increase in hirings observed in 10 among 11 segments, respectively. In the industry of São Paulo, food products and beverages (10.8%) and transportation (10.9%) were the most significant positive contributions, while in the industry of Minas Gerais, metal products (37.6%) and transportation (13.3%) stood out.

In Brazil, the sectors related to agribusiness and to the production of durable consumer goods appeared as the main increases: food products and beverages, with rate of 8.2% and transportation, with 9.9%. On the other hand, the industry of footwear and leather articles appeared once again as the main negative result (-12.1%) in the total of the Country. Rio Grande do Sul represented the main negative impact among the surveyed areas. The reduction of the segment footwear and leather articles (-21.3%) represented the main negative contribution to the overall state rate of –6.6%.

In the first semester, 11 segments and 12 localities increased the number of workers

In the accumulated index of the first semester, the increase in the number of employed persons amounted to 2.3%. In the total of the Country, 11 segments had positive results, being the most important those of food products and beverages (7.0%), transportation (12.1%) and machines and equipment (4.2%). The main decreases were verified in footwear and leather articles (-9.0%) and apparel (-3.5%).

Regarding localities, the most important contributions, among the 12 localities that increased the total of workers, came from São Paulo (3.0%) and Minas Gerais (4.5%). On the other hand, Rio Grande do Sul (-4.1%) and Rio de Janeiro (-1.1%) were the localities where a shrinking in the level of employment could be observed.

The trend of the accumulated indicator in the last twelve months is stable, showing a positive variation of 2.9% for the third consecutive month.

In the quarterly comparison, the industrial employment increased at a more moderate rhythm

The analysis in quarterly basis showed that, in the comparison 2005/2004, the industrial employment is growing at a more moderate rhythm. A reduction was observed in the rate of the indicator from the first quarter (2.6%) to the second quarter (2.1%) of 2005, in relation to the same quarters of the previous year. This trend reached 11 among 14 surveyed localities, being particularly intense in Rio Grande do Sul, where it changed from –2.6% to –5.6% between the two periods. An inverse trend was observed in São Paulo, which increased the rhythm of hirings from the first (2.3%) to the second quarter of the year (3.6%) and in Pernambuco (from 0.1% to 2.2%).

Still in the quarterly analysis, regarding the indexes of the total of the Country, reduction was observed in the rhythm of hirings in 11 segments, between the first and second quarters of this year, especially machines and equipment (from 7.5% to 1.0%), wood (from 0.4% to –7.1%) and footwear and leather articles (from –7.1% to –10.8%).

In summary, the quarterly indicators showed that up to the third semester of 2004, the expansion of the number of hours paid and of employed persons followed the growing trend of production. In the fourth quarter of 2004 loss in the dynamism of production was observed. Nevertheless, the employment and the number of hours paid continued in an ascending trend. The latest reduction in the rhythm of production, observed in the first quarter of this year, initiated a similar trend in the indexes of employment and hours paid. This trend continued in the following quarter, even with the production increasing its activity rhythm.

Number of hours paid fell by 0.2% from May to June

In June, the number of hours paid to industry workers changed negatively (-0.2%) in relation to May, in the series without seasonal influences. The comparison with June 2004 registered a hike of 1.0%. The indicators for larger periods indicated growth of 1.8% in the accumulated index of the year and 2.7% in the accumulated index of the last twelve months. There was reduction in the average daily hours of work in all the comparisons: the monthly indicator showed a negative change of –0.2%, the accumulated index in the year, - 0.5%, and the accumulated index in the last twelve months, -0.3%. Following the trend observed in the industrial employment, the indicator of quarterly moving average remained stable, with a positive change of 0.1% between the quarters ended in June and May.

According to the monthly indicator (June 2005/June 2004), the number of paid hours in the industry increased by 1.0%, due, mainly, to the positive behaviors of 10 among 14 localities and eight among 18 surveyed segments. In the analysis by segment, the highest increases came from the activities food products and beverages (9.3%) and transportation (10.4%). On the other hand, the main negative impacts came from footwear and leather articles (-11.9%) and wood (-9.9%).

Still in the comparison with June 2004, the localities with the major positive impacts on the national result were São Paulo (1.9%), Minas Gerais (4.5%) and North and Central West Regions (4.0%). In the industry of São Paulo, 10 among 18 surveyed activities increased the number of paid hours, especially food products and beverages (11.3%) and transportation (10.5%). In Minas Gerais, metal products (37.5%) and transportation (20.8%) brought the major positive influences. In the North and Central West Regions, the most expressive increase came from food products and beverages (17.6%). The major negative regional result in the formation of the overall index came from Rio Grande do Sul (-7.4%), where stood out the activity footwear and leather articles (-21.5%), among the 12 negative results.

The quarterly results show a slight reduction in the rhythm of the index of the number of paid hours, from the first quarter of the year (1.9%) to the second one (1.6%). This trend was observed in eight activities, especially in footwear and leather articles, which changed from –9.2% to –10.6% between the two periods, and wood (from –0.2% to –8.7%).

The indicator of paid hours in the industry, in the closure of the first semester, indicated a hike of 1.8%, showing the positive contributions of 10 localities and nine sectors. The areas that had the major positive impacts were São Paulo (2.2%), Minas Gerais (4.8%) and North and Central West Regions (4.4%). The states of Rio Grande do Sul (-5.6%) and Rio de Janeiro (-2.1%) brought the major negative influences. Regarding the surveyed segments, the significant increments in the total of the Country came from food products and beverages (7.4%) and transportation (11.2%). On the other hand, the industries of footwear and leather articles (-9.9%) and apparel (-3.1%) were the main negative contributions.

The accumulated index of the last twelve months continued stable with growth of 2.7%, a result very close to those of the two previous months: 2.8% in May and 2.7% in April. Twelve among 14 areas and also 12 among 18 industrial sectors increased the number of paid hours.

In June, payroll fell by 2.4% in relation to May

After an increase observed in May (2.0%), the real payroll fell by 2.4% in the month of June in relation to the immediately previous month, after being seasonally adjusted. This trend could be observed in the quarterly moving average (-1.0%), a comparison between the quarters closed in May and June, as well as in the index of quarter against immediately previous quarter, in which a reduction of 1.1% was observed between the first and second quarters.

Nevertheless, in the comparisons with similar periods of the previous year a real growth in the payroll in all the comparisons could be observed: 3.3% in relation to June 2004; 4.4% in the second quarter 2005 compared to same period of previous year; 4.2% in the accumulated of the first semester of the year and 6.9% in the last twelve months. This expansion also occurred in the indicators related to the real average payroll: 2.0% in the monthly, 1.8% in the accumulated of the first semester and 3.9% in the accumulated of the last twelve months.

The growth of 3.3% observed in June, in the monthly indicator of the real payroll was a consequence, mainly, of the expansion in 12 among 18 surveyed activities. The main positive highlights in the composition of the overall index were transportation (10.2%), food products and beverages (7.5%) and metal products (15.1%). On the other hand, the major decreases came from paper and printing (-9.1%) and footwear and leather (-10.3%). Regionally, the major part (12) of the surveyed sectors recorded increase. It was observed in São Paulo (2.7%), due, mainly, to the growth in transportation (8.0%) and food products and beverages (12.3%); and Minas Gerais (9.4%), due, to a large extent, to increases in transportation (33.3%) and metal products (75.1%). Only two localities contributed negatively to the real payroll, standing out Rio Grande do Sul (-0.8%) due, mainly, to the adverse result of footwear and leather (-17.5%).

In the quarterly analysis, according to the indexes which compare quarter against previous quarter, after the deceleration that occurred from the last quarter of the previous year (9.6%) to the first quarter of 2005 (3.9%), a slight increase in the second quarter of this year (4.4%) was observed. Ten industrial segments contributed to this trend, especially: metal products (from 2.5% to 14.3%), basic metal products (from 1.8% to 8.3%) and food products and beverages (from 8.0% to 9.9%). The main highlights regarding the localities were São Paulo (from 2.1% to 5.0%) and Rio de Janeiro (from 4.1% to 14.6%).

The accumulated indicator in the first semester of the year increased 4.2%, mainly due to the expansion in 12 among 18 surveyed activities, with the main positive impacts being observed in transportation (11.1%), food products and beverages (9.0%) and machines and equipment (8.5%). Regarding the segments that reduced the production, paper and printing (-8.2%) and non–metallic minerals (-6.1%) stood out with the main negative contributions for the composition of the overall indicator. In the regional analysis, São Paulo (3.5%) and Minas Gerais (10.3%) appear with the main positive impacts in the total of the Country, due to the activities transportation (11.7%) and food products and beverages (18.2%), in the first; and metal products (74.0%), in the second. On the other hand, only two localities had negative contributions, standing out Pernambuco (-1.9%), due, mainly, to the performance of the sector food products and beverages (-7.7%).

In relation to the real average payroll, the accumulated indicator of the first semester of 2005 increased 1.8%. Regionally, nine localities grew, standing out, in terms of magnitude of the rate, Rio de Janeiro (10.4%), Minas Gerais (5.6%) and Espírito Santo (5.2%). Among the surveyed activities, 10 expanded the value of the real average payroll and the ones that more stood out were mining and quarrying (9.0%), metal products (5.0%) and apparel (4.9%).

The accumulated indicator in the last twelve months confirmed, from May (7.4%) to June (6.9%), the deceleration trend in the rhythm of growth of the real average payroll which has been occurring since January. This behavior was observed in the majority (14) of the activities and in all the surveyed localities.