Significant contracting between Micro and Small Enterprises (MPE) boosted the Brazilian economy in this first semester. Smaller enterprises stood out by generating new opportunities in the market. From January to June 2023, the building construction sectors, road freight transport and restaurants (like the entire food and beverage sector) topped the list as the largest contractors.
Together, These activities generated a total of 110 new jobs for Brazilians. The Sebrae survey, carried out based on CAGED data (General Register of Employed and Unemployed), points out that only the building construction sector created 50 thousand new vacancies. In second place are cargo transport with 32 thousand and restaurants with 28 thousand opportunities, respectively.
In addition to these three segments, the survey also brought numbers from different areas, ranging from administrative services to coffee production. Check out the complete list of economic activities that hired the most in the first half of 2023:
- Building construction: 50 thousand jobs
- Road freight transport: 32 mil
- Restaurants, food and drinks: 28 mil
- Office and administrative support services: 22 mil
- Business for elementary school: 17 mil
- Highway construction: 14 mil
- Ready-to-eat food services: 11 mil
- Hospital care: 8 mil
- coffee cultivation: 1 mil
70% of total vacancies
The survey proves that small businesses are being responsible for 70% of hiring between formal jobs. In this way, during the first six months of the year, 710 thousand vacancies have already been offered in the most different segments. This is a very similar scenario to the 2 recent years, pointing out a trend.
That's why, the president of Sebrae, Décio Lima, believes that the data should encourage the MPE market to hire new workers. “We have witnessed an increase in the construction sector in Brazil and we expect a record harvest of several products, as announced by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). These are factors that signal a continuity in the creation of jobs in the country”, argues.
June stands out
The best month of the semester was June, which may indicate an upward contractual trend also in the second part of the year. Compared to May 2023, the month offered 5 thousand more opportunities for Brazilians. Yet, only this month, the country registered a balance of 157 thousand new jobs.
Of all of this, 72% of vacancies were generated by micro and small businesses, representing 113 thousand opportunities. Like this, medium and large companies were responsible for 13% of the total vacancies available on the market. Compared to June 2022, they are 9 more percentage points.
