SP: retail trade expected to create 40,000 jobs in the last quarter

Retail trade should create 40,000 jobs in São Paulo in the last quarter of the year, a level close to that of 2019, before the pandemic, indicates an estimate by the Federation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism (FecomercioSP). In October alone, retail was responsible for creating 13,952 job vacancies.

In the accumulated result until October, commerce registered the creation of 119,344 jobs. Retail had 70,723 vacancies, wholesale, 34,691 service stations, and parts and vehicle commerce, 13,930. The highlights were the retail of hardware, wood and construction materials (13,810), the wholesale of waste and scrap (2,673) and the trade of new vehicle parts and accessories (4,396).

During this period, the services sector generated 394,383 jobs, leveraged mainly by human and social health services (57,744) and administrative services (86,500).

In October, services had the second best monthly result in 2021, with the creation of 58,657 job vacancies by the CLT, the Consolidation of Labor Laws. The greatest advances were observed in administrative and complementary services (20,378) and in accommodation and food services (11,164).

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