It was the eighth consecutive decrease compared to the previous month (adjusted series). In relation to the same month of the previous year, it was the sixth consecutive decrease (-6.0%) and the lowest rate of the time series that started in 2001. The indicator accumulated in the year  (-4.7%) was lower than that of April (-4.4%), and the indicator accumulated in the last 12 months (-1.1%) was the lowest of the series. The number of hours paid (-1.1%) in comparison to April (adjusted series) suffered the eighth consecutive decrease, with accumulated negative result (-8.1%) since August. Compared to May 2008, the results remained negative: (-6.7%) at the month, (-5.6%) in the indicator accumulated in the year, and (-1.5%) in the indicator accumulated in the last 12 months, presenting a downward trend since September 2208 (2.7%). The adjusted real payroll, after a two-month decrease, increased 1.9% in relation to April, due to the payment of profit sharing in mining and quarrying.
In comparisons with the same periods of 2008, the real payroll decreased (-0.6%) in the month and (-0.8%) in the indicator accumulated in the year. The indicator accumulated in the last 12 months has decreased since September 2008, and reached the lowest rate since April 2007 (2.7%).

In May, employment in industry decreased by 0.5% compared to the previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series, the eighth consecutive negative result, causing a decrease of 7.1% in relation to September of last year. The quarterly moving average index presented the seventh negative rate (-0.7%), though with a lower decrease than in the previous months.

In relation to May 2008, there was the sixth consecutive decrease (-6.0%) and the lowest rate in the time series that started in 2001. The indicator accumulated in the year (-4.7%) was lower than the result for the first four-month period of this year (-4.4%). The indicator accumulated in the last 12 months, in a downward trend since August (3.0%) of last year, was -1.1% in May, the lowest result of the series in this kind of comparison.

In relation to May 2008 (-6.0%), there was a general decrease in 14 areas and 17 of the 18 surveyed subsectors. São Paulo (-4.5%), Minas Gerais (-8.5%), and North and Central West Regions (-9.6%) accounted for the main negative results. In São Paulo, most of the subsectors (14) suffered decrease, with highlights being metal products (-14.4%), means of transportation (-11.5%), rubber and plastic (-13.4%). In Minas Gerais, the main negative impacts came from apparel (-17.4%), and means of transportation (-13.8%). In the North and the Central West Regions, the main decreases were in wood (-32.3%), electronic machines and communication equipment (-22.4%).

In the whole country, by subsector, the main negative highlights in the overall average came from apparel (-10.0%), means of transportation (-9.6%), metal products (-11.3%), machinery and equipment (-9.1%). On the contrary, paper and printing (9.4%) made the only positive contribution.

The indicator accumulated in the year decreased (-4.7%), with negative contributions from 14 subsectors and the 14 surveyed areas. São Paulo (-3.7%), North and Central West Regions  (-7.7%), and Minas Gerais (-5.8%) accounted for the main results among the areas. In the country, by subsector, the main negative contributions came from apparel (-9.3%), footwear and leather articles (-10.4%), means of transportation (-6.8%), and wood (-15.6%). On the other hand, the main positive contributions came from paper and printing (6.2%), non-metallic minerals (1.1%), and petroleum refining and alcohol production (2.7%).

In summary, along 2009 industrial employment has remained negative in comparison to the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series, but it indicates reduction of the decreasing rhythm in relation to the previous months. In the comparison with longer periods, rates are also negative, reaching historical records for the main indicators in May: (-6.0%) compared to May 2008, (-4.7%), in the indicator accumulated for the first five months of the year, and (-1.1%) in the indicator accumulated in the last 12 months.

NUMBER OF HOURS PAID

In May, the number of hours paid to industry workers, not considering seasonal effects, decreased (-1.1%) regarding the previous month, the eighth consecutive negative rate, with an accumulated decrease of 8.1% in this period. Thus, the quarterly moving average index decreased by 0.9% in May compared to April, the eighth month with reduction, accumulating a decrease of 7.1% in this period.

Compared to the same periods of the previous year, the results remained negative: (-6.7%) in the monthly indicator, and (-5.6%) in the indicator accumulated in the year. The indicator accumulated in the last 12 months decreased (-1.5%), after a reduction (-0.8%) in April, keeping a downward trend since September 2008 (2.7%).

In May 2009, the number of hours paid decreased by 6.7% in relation to the same period of the previous year, sixth consecutive decrease, with negative rates in 13 of the 14 surveyed areas. The main negative influence came from São Paulo (-5.0%), due to the reduction in the number of hours paid in means of transportation (-12.6%), metal products (-15.0%), and machinery and equipment (-11.1%). Next come Rio Grande do Sul (-11.0%), due to footwear and leather articles (-16.7%), and machinery and equipment (-15.8%); North and Central West Regions (-10.5%), due to the reduction in wood (-29.4%), electronic machines and communication equipment (-23.7%); and Minas Gerais (-8.0%), due to the reduced number of hours paid in apparel (-20.5%), and metallurgy (-13.8%).

By subsector, still in the monthly indicator, the number of hours paid decreased in 16 of the 18 industrial subsectors, with major contributions coming from means of transportation (-11.5%), machinery and equipment (-11.5%), and metal products (-12,2%). On the other hand, paper and printing (9.4%), and petroleum refining and alcohol production (1.8%) were the only growing activities.

The indicator accumulated in the year showed decrease (-5.6%), with reduction in all surveyed areas. The main negative influences came from São Paulo (-4.5%), North and Central West Regions (-8.9%), and Rio Grande do Sul (-8.2%). In these places, the main decreases were observed, respectively, in means of transportation (-9.3%), and machinery and equipment (-9.8%); wood (-24.9%), electronic machines and communication equipment (-20.6%); and footwear and leather articles (-14.1%), and metal products (-15.2%).

Fourteen subsectors reduced the number of hours paid. Apparel (-9.5%), means of transportation (-9.7%), and machinery and equipment (-8.8%) made the main negative contributions. The main positive contributions came from paper and printing (6.0%), and petroleum refining and alcohol production (4.9%).

REAL PAYROLL

In May, after a two-month decrease, the real payroll of industry workers, not considering seasonal effects, increased by 1.9% in relation to April, due to the payment of profit sharing by mining and quarrying. Even so, the quarterly moving average index has kept a downward trend since November of last year, indicating decrease (-0.4%) in May. The real payroll decreased (-0.6%) in relation to May 2008, and (-0.8%) in the indicator accumulated in the year. The indicator accumulated in the last 12 months, on a downward trend since September 2008, reached 3.0% in May, its lowest rate since April 2007 (2.7%).

In the comparison May 2009/ May 2008, the decrease (-0.6%) in the real payroll showed negative results in nine of the 14 surveyed areas, the highlights being São Paulo (-4.4%), Rio Grande do Sul (-8.8%), and Minas Gerais (-5.8%), with the main negative contributions to the overall average. In São Paulo, the main negative contributions to the real payroll were observed in means of transportation (-13.6%), machinery and equipment (-8.9%), and rubber and plastic (-14.3%). In Rio Grande do Sul, footwear and leather articles (-13.3%), means of transportation (-17.5%), and machinery and equipment (-9.4%) indicated the main decreases, while in Minas Gerais the highlights were metallurgy (-14.4%), and metal products (-24.2%). On the other hand, Rio de Janeiro showed expansion of 30.0%, being the highlight the atypical growth of mining and quarrying (129.4%), mainly due to the payment of profit sharing by an important company of the sector.

By subsector, still in the comparison to May 2008, the real payroll decreased in 12 of the 18 surveyed subsectors, being the highlights among the main negative contributions to the overall rate: means of transportation (-12.1%), machinery and equipment (-8.4%), and rubber and plastic (-12.4%). On the other hand, the main increases on the real payroll came from mining and quarrying (73.8%), paper and printing (18.3%), and petroleum refining and alcohol production (46.2%).

In the indicator accumulated in the year, the reduction in the real payroll (-0.8%) had decreases in eight areas. The main negative impacts came from São Paulo (-2.0%), Rio Grande do Sul (-5.0%), Minas Gerais (-1.7%), and North and Central West Regions (-2.4%). In these areas, the activities with major negative contributions were electronic machines and communication equipment (-11.8%), and means of transportation (-4.0%) in São Paulo; means of transportation (-12.4%), and footwear and leather articles (-7.1%) in Rio Grande do Sul; metallurgy (-8.1%), and means of transportation (-8.3%) in Minas Gerais; and wood (-19.5%), and electronic machines and communication equipment (-12.0%) in North and Central West Regions.

Twelve subsectors reduced the real payroll, with the main negative contributions coming from means of transportation (-4.3%), and electronic machines and communication equipment (-8.1%). On the other hand, mining and quarrying (25.4%), and paper and printing (11.1%) made the main positive contributions.