Jobs in the food sector beat national averages

The job market in the away-from-home food sector has shown remarkable growth. According to the latest results released by the General Register of Employed and Unemployed People (CAGED) and by the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Continuous PNAD), job creation in the food sector has surpassed the country’s general averages.

‌The latest data shows that the sector saw a 1.2% increase in the number of jobs over a 12-month period, while overall growth was 0.9% for other sectors. However, when compared to the previous quarter, the food and lodging sector (of which bars and restaurants represent more than 90% of the volume of jobs) performed even better, with a growth of 1.4%, in contrast to the modest increase of 0.2% registered in the other sectors. There were 77,000 new jobs created since February.

‌Within the scope of the New CAGED, which measures only formal jobs, an increase of 0.36% was observed in the number of jobs in the month, in line with the general increase. In the month, around 5,600 formal jobs were created in the sector.

‌“These results demonstrate the resilience and capacity of the away-from-home food sector to adapt and create job opportunities even in a challenging economic scenario”, says Paulo Solmucci, CEO of Abrasel. “While many sectors have shrunk or moved sideways, we continue to grow. However, this growth could be even greater, if we resolve some issues that are holding back growth today, such as the difficulty of renegotiating debts contracted in the pandemic crisis and the lack of credit with banks ”, he completes.