Between June and July, the growth in the industrial employment (seasonally adjusted) was at 0.3%...

The industrial employment grew in all the surveyed locations, led by São Paulo, which registered a rate of 3.9%. Following that there were the Northeast (7.7%) and North and Midwest (8.1%) regions, as well as Rio Grande do Sul (7.1%), Rio de Janeiro (9.0%) and Minas Gerais (4.4%). In the industry of São Paulo, there was an increase in 13 sectors. The highlights were transportation means (7.6%), equipment and machinery (7.7%), clothing (13.1%) and communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (8.5%). In the Northeast region, the greatest influence was from food and beverages (8.3%) and footwear and leather (15.2%), whereas in the North and Midwest regions, the highlights were non-metallic minerals (40.7%), food and beverages (3.2%) communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (16.2%). In Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, the main contributions were respectively from equipment and machinery (21.7%); food and beverages (21.5%); and metal products (28.3%).

Overall in the country, still comparing with the same month a year ago, most (14) of the 18 surveyed sectors expanded the number of employees. The positive highlights were equipment and machinery (11.7%), transportation means (8.8%), metal products (10.5%), communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (9.5%), footwear and leather (8.8%), food and beverages (2.3%), clothing (9.2%) and basic metallurgy (13.1%). Among the four sectors that registered a fall, the apparel (-1.3%) and the wood (-3.0%) sectors were the most relevant negative contributors.

In the accumulated indicator in the first seven months of the year, the employment in industry was 2.9% higher than the same period in 2009, a result supported by the growth of the 14 surveyed locations and of 14 of the 18 surveyed sectors. São Paulo (2.5%), the Northeast region (4.9%), Rio Grande do Sul (3.8%), the North and Midwest regions (3.8%), Ceará (8.3%), Rio de Janeiro (4.6%) and Santa Catarina (2.8%) were the greatest contributors. By sector, the main contributions were from food and beverages (2,1%), equipment and machinery (5.1%), footwear and leather (6.6%), metal products (5.1%), clothing (6.6%), communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (5.9%), transportation means (3.5%) and rubber and plastic (4.4%). Wood (-7.8%) and apparel (-1.6%) remained the most negative contributions.

PIMES shows that, in July, the industrial employment continued with positive rates in the different types of comparison. As seasonally adjusted indices evolved, it is possible to observe the continuation of the positive rate sequences, both in the comparison with the immediately previous month and in the indicator of the quarterly moving average. Compared with the same month in 2009, the results remained positive for the sixth month, with the monthly index (5.4%) reaching the highest rate since the beginning of the historical series. That is a result of the increase in hiring in 2010 and of the low base of comparison due to the international economic crisis effects. In the accumulated indicator in the first seven months of the year, it is also possible to observe an overall growth profile, reaching all places and great part of the surveyed sectors.

Number of the hours paid reduced by 0.3% in relation to June

In July of 2010, the seasonally adjusted number of hours paid to the workers of industry decreased by 0.3% in relation to the immediately previous month after five months with positive rates, when it accumulated an expansion of 3.4%. As a result, the quarterly moving average registered a slight positive change (0.1%) between the quarters ended in June and in July, and it continued the upward trend started in July of the last year.

By comparison with the same periods of a year ago, the results remained positive: 5.7% in the monthly index, the highest rate of the historical series, and 3.8% in the accumulated index of the first seven months of the year. The accumulated indicator in the last 12 months increased by 0.1%, the first positive result since February of 2009, and it continued the upward trend started in November of 2009 (-5.4%).

Compared with July of 2009, the number of hours paid increased by 5.7%, registering positive rates in all surveyed locations. The main contribution was recorded by São Paulo (5.2%), mainly influenced by food and beverages (8.7%), transportation means (11.4%) and equipment and machinery (9.5%). The results of the North and Midwest regions (9.4%) were also relevant, due to advances in non-metallic minerals (42.9%), food and beverages (3.0%) and metal products (22.8%). The other highlights were the Northeast region (6.6%), due to food and beverages (8.2%) and leather and footwear (14.5%); and Rio Grande do Sul (6.4%), due to the higher number of hours paid in the industries of equipment and machinery (24.1%), of transportation means (13.6%) and of rubber and plastic (17.4%).

By sector, the number of hours paid increased in 14 of the 18 surveyed sectors, with the main contributions from equipment and machinery (12.4%), food and beverages (4.0%), transportation means (10.4%), metal products (10.7%), communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (10.0%) and primary metallurgy (16.6%). Conversely, the activities of petroleum refinement and alcohol production (-7.0%) and of apparel (-1.7%) were the major negative contributors to the total number of hours paid.

The accumulated indicator in the first seven months of the year registered an expansion of 3.8%, with an increase in the number of hours paid in all the surveyed locations. The main influence over the national average continued to be from São Paulo (3.9%), followed by the Northeast region (4.7%), Rio Grande do Sul (4.3%), the North and Midwest regions (4.2%) and Rio de Janeiro (6.3%). In these places, the greatest increases were recorded, respectively, by transportation means (6.0%), food and beverages (4.3%) and paper and press (8.1%); leather and footwear (16.2%) and food and beverages (5.5%); equipment and machinery (13.1%) and other products from the processing industry (13.1%); non-metallic minerals (22.9%) and food and beverages (1.9%); and food and beverages (15.7%), primary metallurgy (29.5%) and transportation means (11.4%).

By sector, still regarding the accumulated index in the year, 14 sectors increased the number of hours in the industrial sector, with the main positive contributions from food and beverages (3.0%), transportation means (7.8%), equipment and machinery (7.5%), metal products (5.9%), communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (6.7%), clothing (6.9%) and leather and footwear (5.7%). Conversely, the greatest negative impacts were from the industries of wood (-7.7%) and of apparel (-1.4%).

Real payroll value rose 1.9%

In July of 2010, the seasonally adjusted industry workers’ real payroll value rose 1.9 % in relation to the previous month, after an expansion of 3.3%. As a result, the quarterly moving average advanced 1.5% between the quarters ended in June and July, the seventh consecutive positive rate, accumulating a gain of 9.0% in this period.

Compared with the same periods a year ago, the real payroll value increased by 11.2% in relation to July of 2009, the seventh consecutive positive rate and the highest since March of 2004 (12.5%), and it advanced 5.6% in the accumulated index of the first seven months of the year. The indicator accumulated in the last 12 months, upward since December of 2009 (-2.7%), rose 1.2 percentage points between June (0.0%) and July (1.2%), and it registered the first positive result since August of 2009 (0.5%).

In July of 2010, the real payroll value increased by 11.2% in the monthly index, with positive rates in all the surveyed locations. The most relevant impacts are due to São Paulo (5.6%), propelled by the gains from equipment and machinery (9.1%), petroleum refinement and alcohol production (37.3%) and communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (11.4%); and Rio de Janeiro (35.4%), due to mining and quarrying (100.8%), petroleum refinement and alcohol production (123.0%), both influenced by the payment of bonus and participation in profits in an important company of these sectors, and transportation means (15.8%). The Northeast region had its positive results (19.3%) mainly influenced by the advances in mining and quarrying (82.2%), petroleum refinement and alcohol production (68.3%) and food and beverages (10.2%). As for the North and Midwest regions (14.5%), the highlights were the salary increases in mining and quarrying (38.6%), food and beverages (7.3%) and non-metallic minerals (48.3%).

By comparison with July of 2009, the real payroll value rose in 16 of the 18 surveyed sectors. The highlights were mining and quarrying (61.2%), petroleum refinement and alcohol production (47.4%), equipment and machinery (11.8%), food and beverages (6.8%) and transportation means (7.4%). Conversely, the two negative rates were registered by paper and press (-1.2%) and tobacco (-0.8%).

The accumulated indicator in the first seven months of the year rose 5.6%, with advances of the real payroll in all the surveyed locations. The highlights were São Paulo (4.1%), Rio de Janeiro (8.8%), Paraná (8.9%) and the North and Midwest regions (8.4%). In these places, the highest gains in salaries were registered, respectively, by communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (13.5%) and paper and press (6.8%); transportation means (20.2%) and primary metallurgy (23.9%); transportation means (15.4%) and equipment and machinery (18.7%); and food and beverages (6.4%) and mining and quarrying (17.8%).

By sector, the accumulated index in the year showed an overall growth profile, with 16 of the 18 activities increasing their real payroll values. The main positive contributions to the total volume of the industry were from transportation means (6.1%), food and beverages (5.8%), communication and electric-electronic devices and machines (10.8%), equipment and machinery (5.0%) and paper and press (6.2%), whereas wood (-4,4%) and tobacco (-0.3%) recorded the two only negative rates .

Between June and July, the growth in the industrial employment (seasonally adjusted) was at 0.3%, the seventh consecutive positive result, according to the Monthly Survey of Industrial Employment and Wages (PIMES). Compared with July of 2009, there was an increase of 5.4%, the sixth consecutive positive rate and the highest since the beginning of the historical series. The indicator, accumulated in the year, reached 2.9%, accelerating in relation to the ending of the first semester (2.5%). The accumulated index in the last 12 months moved from –1.5% in June to –0.5% in July, what reduced the fall intensity started in December of the last year. The number of hours paid declined by 0.3% compared with the immediately previous month. Conversely, compared with the same periods of the last year, the increase was of 5.7% in the monthly index and of 3.8% in the accumulated index of the first seven months of the year. The real workers’ payroll advanced 1.9% in relation to June, whereas, in relation to the same periods of 2009, there was a growth of 11.2% in the monthly rate and of 5.6% in the accumulated index of the year.