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Brazil's jobless rate rose for the second straight month and stands at 12.4%

Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:55 UTC
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Brazil’s jobless rate rose in February for the second straight month, government data showed on Friday, adding to pressure on new President Jair Bolsonaro to reignite a sluggish economic recovery. Read full article

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  • Jack Bauer

    Misleading headline....Comparing Feb 2019 vs Feb 2018, unemployment decreased....but that would be good news, which the press is loath to give, so include figures of January 2019, and December 2018, and try to pass off the overall negative result considering the quarter (Dec/Jan/Feb) as the result for February.....

    Mar 31st, 2019 - 10:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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    @Jack Bauer

    REF: Comparing Feb 2019 vs Feb 2018, unemployment decreased

    I heard that:
    - Govt-Figures may not always be right [on “purpose”]
    - The lines of the unemployed aren't exactly shortening
    - The Nº of The Tooters on the streets is decreasing + that of The Hooters is apparently on the rise! That's besides the True Indicators of Economic-Improvement:
    - Increase in the sales
    - Tendency to increase in the Nº of industries/companies
    - Tendency in the Price-Increase [due to the demand & not due to inflation]; particularly in the housing-sector
    - Constantly Lowering Exchange-Rate
    - etc, etc, etc.

    Apr 01st, 2019 - 02:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Jack Bauer

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    Considering that opposition is doing its damndest to screw the government, and the press continues in its stupid, hostile mode, market confidence is being undermined....not surprising when the majority in Congress still believes that the 'old' politics is the way to go...they couldn't care less about Brazil....but they will pay the price of their irresponsibility.

    Apr 01st, 2019 - 05:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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    @Jack Bauer

    REF:“they will pay the price of their irresponsibility”:

    True! Hopefully! May largely depend upon the will of the people to give up their lethargy + wake-up from their stupor!

    Apr 01st, 2019 - 05:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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