Abstract
This study analyzes the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the formal labour market in Santa Catarina State between 2020 and 2021. It begins with a review of the main changes observed in the Brazilian Labour Market. The results are compared with statistics for the Santa Catarina State based on data from PNADS for the labour market in general, and from the RAIS for formal employment. The article also analyzes changes in terms of the composition and profile of employment level, with emphasis on the breakdowns by sectors and subsectors of economy activities, as well as the remuneration level of formal employment contracts. The main results reveal that the pandemic caused similar fluctuations in labour market indicators in both Brazil and Santa Catarina, but with less intense impacts at the state level, due to the conditions of a higher level of employment formalization in the Santa Catarina Economy even before the start of the pandemic. Economic activities with the greatest need for direct personal contact were the most affected, while business services, industry and trade in goods considered essential showed the best results. In relation to income, there was a drop of almost 10% in average real wages in the period considered, indicating a loss in the quality of job created in the years considered.
Keywords:
formal job; RAIS; occupation profile; wage
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