The creation of formal jobs fell in Brazil in 2025. Data released by the General Register of Employed and Unemployed Persons (Caged), of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, indicate that 1,279,498 formal jobs were opened last year.
The indicator measures the difference between hiring and firing. The balance is 23.73% lower compared to 2024, when the country had created 1,677,575 jobs. The data brings adjustments, when the Ministry of Labor records declarations submitted after the deadline by employers and rectifies data from previous months.
In December alone, a month traditionally marked by layoffs, 618,164 jobs were eliminated, 11.29% more compared to the same month in 2024. In the same month of the previous year, 555,430 had been closed.
In relation to the months of December, the total was the worst since December 2020, when 156,243 vacancies were eliminated. The change in the Caged methodology does not make comparisons with years prior to 2020 possible.
The services sector was the one that created the most formal jobs in 2025, with 758,355 positions. Commerce, in second place, created 247,097 jobs.
In services, job creation was driven by the segment of information, communication and financial, real estate, professional and administrative activities, with the opening of 318,460 formal positions. The category of public administration, defense and social security, education, human health and social services opened 194,903 vacancies.
In relation to the regions, the Southeast led with 504,972 positions, followed by the Northeast, with 347,940. The South appeared in the survey with 186,126 and the North, in fewer numbers, with 90,613.
