From April to May, employment in industry increased 0.3%, in the seasonally adjusted series, recording its fifth consecutive positive result...

From April to May, employment in industry increased 0.3%, in the seasonally adjusted series, recording its fifth consecutive positive result. Compared to May 2009, employment increased 4.2%, its fourth consecutive positive rate, the same as the highest figure in the time series (October 2004). The index accumulated in the year was 1.9%, accelerating increase compared to results accumulated in the first quarter and first four months. The number of hours paid increased 0.3% versus figures in the immediately previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series. Compared to the same month in the previous year, the rate of 5.5% is the highest since the beginning of the time series, whereas the index accumulated in the year increased 3.3%. The seasonally adjusted real payroll of workers decreased 0.8% from April to May. Compared to similar periods in 2009, there was increase of 3.7% in the monthly index, the fifth consecutive positive rate, and 3.8% accumulated in the first five months of the year.

In May 2010, employment in industry recorded positive change (0.3%) when compared to that in the previous month, in the seasonally adjusted series, having accumulated 2.4% in five months of increase. As a result, the quarterly moving average index increased 0.5% between the quarters which ended in April and May and has remained on an upward trend since July 2009.

Compared to the same month in the previous year, the increase observed in the total number of employed persons reached 4.2%, its fourth consecutive positive rate, and was the same as the highest rate in the time series (October 2004). As a result, the index accumulated in the first five months recorded increase of 1.9%, accelerating the rhythm versus results accumulated in the first three months of the year (0.7%) and in the first four months (1.3%); all comparisons are made versus the same period in the previous year. The indicator accumulated in the last twelve months has recorded deceleration of decrease since December 2009, and changed from –3.4% in April to -2.6% in May.

In May 2010, employment in industry increased 4.2% compared to that in the same month last year, and recorded positive rates in all the areas surveyed (14). Among these, São Paulo (3.3%) remained as the main contribution to the overall average, followed by the Northeast Region (6.1%), Rio Grande do Sul (6.1%), North and Central West Region (5.8%), Rio de Janeiro (7.6%) and Santa Catarina (4.2%). In the industry of São Paulo state, the activities of electronic machines and communication equipment (8.7%), textiles (10.3%), means of transportation (4.9%) and food products and beverages (3.1%) accounted for the main impacts in the overall number of hirings. In the Northeast Region, the highlights were sectors of footwear and leather  (15.4%) and food products and beverages (7.0%), whereas in Rio Grande do Sul, the highlights were machinery and equipment (14.2%) and other products from manufacturing industry  (15.2%). In the North Region, the subsectors accounting for the most significant positive contributions were non-metallic minerals (27.3%) and food products and beverages (2.8%). In Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, food products and beverages (21,1%), metal products (26.3%), means of transportation (8.8%) and metallurgy (18.8%), in the former, and apparel (9.9%), textiles (8.5%) and machinery and equipment (9.6%), in the latter, represented the main positive contributions to the overall result of these areas.

In the country, also compared to the same month in the previous year, the number of employed persons increased in 15 of the 18 subsectors surveyed; the main highlights were positive contributions from metal products (8.9%), food products and beverages (2.5%), machinery and equipment (6.4%), footwear and leather articles (8.2%), means of transportation (5.8%) and electronic machines and communication equipment  (8.3%). On the other hand, negative contributions came from wood (-4.9%), petroleum refining and alcohol production (-2.7%) and tobacco (-5.8%).

The indicator accumulated in the first Five months of the year increased 1.9%, with an increased number of industry workers in thirteen areas and fourteen subsectors. Among the areas, São Paulo (2.0%), Northeast Region (3.9%), Ceará (8.2%) and Rio Grande do Sul (2.4%) represented the main positive impacts on the overall average, whereas Minas Gerais (-0.4%) was the only negative result. By subsector, food products and beverages (1.8%), footwear and leather articles (5.6%), textiles (5.6%), electronic machines and communication equipment (4.3%) and paper and printing (3.9%) represented the most relevant positive contributions. On the other hand, wood (-9.8%) and apparel (-1.7%) accounted for the main negative highlights.

In the quarterly index, the number of hours paid had the highest rate in the time series

In May 2010, the number of hours paid to industry workers, in the seasonally adjusted series, changed by 0.3% compared to the immediately previous month, the fourth consecutive positive rate, having accumulated, in this period, increase of 3.1%. With these results, the quarterly moving average indicator increased 0.5% from April to May, the tenth consecutive month of increase, having accumulated rise of 5.7%.

Compared to May 2009, the rate of 5.5% recorded by the number of hours paid is the highest since the beginning of the time series. As a result, the indicator accumulated in the first five months of the year reached 3.0%, accelerating the increase versus results in the first quarter (1.8%) and in the first four months of the year (2.4%). The annualized rate, index accumulated in the last twelve months, has had more significant deceleration of decrease since December 2009 (-5.6%), after having changed from -3.1% in April to -2.1% in May.

In May 2010, the number of hours paid increased 5.5% in relation to the figure in the same month in the previous year. It was the fourth consecutive increase in this type of comparison, with positive rates in all the fourteen areas surveyed. The main contribution to the average of industry was that of São Paulo (5.0%), due to the bigger number of hours paid by means of transportation (9.8%), non-metallic minerals (16.1%), textiles (12.8%), machinery and equipment (6.5%) and electronic machines and communication equipment (8.1%). It is also worth mentioning the positive contributions coming from the Northeast Region (6.7%), because of increases recorded by food products and beverages (10.6%) and footwear and leather articles (15.2%); Rio Grande do Sul (7.9%), due to the increase of machinery and equipment (16.1%), other products from manufacturing industry (18.5%) and means of transportation (20.3%); North and Central West Region (5.9%), due to the bigger number of hours paid by non-metallic minerals (29.9%) and metal products (20.4%); and Rio de Janeiro (9.7%), due to the subsectors food products and beverages (23.8%), metallurgy (39.4%), metal products (29.1%) and means of transportation (13.0%).

By subsector, also considering the monthly indicator, the number of hours paid increased in fifteen of the eighteen subsectors surveyed; the main positive contributions came from means of transportation (11.2%), metal products (11.4%), machinery and equipment (9.7%) and food products and beverages (3.3%). On the other hand, petroleum refining and alcohol production (-7.1%), wood (-4.5%) and tobacco (-7.4%) were the activities with negative results.

The indicator accumulated in the first Five months of 2010 increased by 3.0%, with positive rates in all the areas and in fourteen of the eighteen subsectors surveyed. In the analysis by subsector, the main positive contributions to the number of hours paid came from food products and beverages (2.8%), means of transportation (6.6%) and machinery and equipment (5.8%), whereas wood (-9.8%) and apparel (-1.4%) recorded the main negative contributions over the average of industry. Among the areas, the most relevant positive contributions came from São Paulo (3.5%), Northeast Region (4.1%), Rio Grande do Sul (3.4%) and Rio de Janeiro (4.8%), greatly affected by the bigger number of hours paid by paper and printing

(11.0%), textiles (10.9%) and food products and beverages (3.6%); footwear and leather articles (17.5%) and food products and beverages (4.6%); machinery and equipment (10.0%) and other products from manufacturing industry (13.1%); and food products and beverages (11.5%) and metallurgy (27.5%).

In summary, indexes in May show a positive scenario for job market in industry, characterized by the continued increase of industrial employment and of the number of ours paid. The evolution of seasonally-adjusted indexes shows a sequence of positive rates, both in comparison with the immediately previous month and in the quarterly moving average indicator. Compared to similar periods in the previous year, the monthly index reached the highest rates in the time series ad the index accumulated in the year recorded accelerated increase. It is also worth mentioning that even considering the indictor accumulated in the last twelve months, the rates of which remained negative, there was reduction of the increase rhythm, as a result from not only the increase of hirings in the beginning of 2010, but also the low basis for comparison.

Value of payroll presents the fifth consecutive positive result

In May, the seasonally-adjusted real payroll of workers decreased 0.8% compared to the immediately previous month, after interrupting in April (-0.1%) the increase of 9.4% accumulated in the first three months of the year. Also in the seasonally-adjusted series, the quarterly moving average recorded slight positive change (0.1%) in the quarters which ended in April and May, the fifth consecutive positive result, having accumulated increase of 6.3% in the period.

Compared to similar periods in the previous year, real payroll increased 3.7% in relation to the figure in May 2009, the fifth consecutive positive rate, and 3.8% accumulated in the first five months of the year. The annualized rate, the indicator accumulated in the last twelve months, on an upward tend since December 2009

(-2.8%), decreased by 0.4 percentage points the rhythm of decrease In April (-1.3%) and May (-0.9%).

In the comparison May 10/May 09 real payroll increased 3.7%, with positive rates in eleven of the fourteen areas surveyed. The main positive impact on the overall average came from São Paulo (5.1%), mainly due to the increases of means of transportation (7.0%), machinery and equipment (7.4%), electronic material and communication equipment (10.0%) and food products and beverages (5.4%). It is also worth mentioning (despite their smaller relevance), the positive contributions of the North and Central West Region (11.4%), due to food products and beverages (10.8%), means of transportation (29.7%) and non-metallic minerals (36.2%); Rio Grande do Sul (9.6%), due to machinery and equipment (13.5%), means of transportation (16.3%) and food products and beverages (11.1%); and Paraná (10.4%), affected by the positive results of means of transportation (25.8%), chemical products (42.5%) and machinery and equipment (23.5%). On the other hand, the main negative contributions came from Rio de Janeiro (-14.8%) and Northeast Region (-6.8%), due, respectively, to the decrease of real payroll of mining and quarrying industry (-47.6% and -47.7%) and of the subsector petroleum refining and alcohol production (-53.5% and -38.5%), both affected by a high basis for comparison, due to the payment of profits and results in May 2009.

By subsector, also in the monthly comparison, real payroll increased in fourteen of the eighteen subsectors surveyed, with major influences coming from means of transportation (10.7%), machinery and equipment (10.7%), food products and beverages (7.0%), electronic machines and communication equipment (11.2%) and metallurgy (11.1%). On the other hand, the main negative contributions were those of mining and quarrying industry (-34.8%) and petroleum refining and alcohol production (-29.3%).

The indicator accumulated in the year increased 3.8%, with a higher real payroll in thirteen out of fourteen areas. The main positive contributions came from São Paulo (3.2%), Paraná (7.8%), Santa Catarina (6.8%) and North and Central West Region (6.1%). In these areas, the main increases in salary were those, respectively, of electronic machines and communication equipment (14.6%) and paper and printing (11.2%); means of transportation (12.8%) and machinery and equipment (18.5%); machinery and equipment (13.7%) and apparel (11.8%); food products and beverages (6.7%) and mining and quarrying industry (14.9%). On the other hand, the only negative result was that of Bahia (-0.8%), mainly affected by the reduction of real payroll in the subsectors of chemical products (-16.3%) and mining and quarrying industry (-14.8%).

In terms of subsectors, there was increase of real payroll in thirteen of the eighteen activities surveyed; the major positive contributions came from food products and beverages (5.4%), means of transportation (4.3%), paper and printing (8.8%), electronic machines and communication equipment (10.3%) and chemical products (5.7%). On the other hand, petroleum refining and alcohol production (-6.7%), wood (-7.0%), metallurgy (-1.6%) and tobacco (-0.5%) recorded the most relevant negative rates in the first five months of the year.