Employment in private enterprises increased in May after 10 months of falls

The Ministry of Labor reported that, after 10 months of fall, employment in the formal private enterprises of 10 or more workers in the country increased last May by 0.2 %.

This result was obtained by the positive change in employment in private enterprises in economic sectors such as: transportation, storage and communications of which the advance was 1, 8%; According to the results of the national survey on monthly change in employment, employment growth in transport and storage sector firms was justified by the survey results. on the monthly change in employment. increased demand for storage and warehousing services in ports and airports.

As well as for the performance of pbadenger transport by land, air, rail and sea in the country; private transport; and customs operations.

According to the size of the enterprise, 50 or more workers registered a positive result in employment (0.8%).

Lima and the Provinces

Agreement With the MTPE, the Metropolitan Lima introduced an annual change of zero employment in May 2018, in which employment results in three branches of the 39, economic activity were positive.

These are the service sectors, of which the increase in employment was 0.5%, trade with 0.9% and transportation, storage and communications with 1,9%

While all the main cities in the interior of the country obtained an annual variation of employment of 0.9% last May for the contribution of the five branches of economic activity.