7 July 2022
Abicalçados has reported the latest MTE data, showing that 289,700 people were directly employed in the footwear industry at the end of May, an 18% improvement from May 2021.
Abicalçados also noted that 23,470 jobs have been created in the industry between January and May 2022.
The largest employer state in the footwear sector is Rio Grande do Sul, creating 6,580 jobs in 2022 so far, ending May with 82,420 people employed in the activity, up 15% year-on-year.
Abicalçados Executive President Haroldo Ferreira noted that the recovery of jobs in the footwear industry is faster than in the manufacturing industry in general, which had a growth rate of 4.5% in January, the highest in relation to the same period in 2021.
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
