The Brazilian retail industry experienced a 33% drop in new job postings in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Raia Drogasil with 2,534 job postings according to GlobalData’s analysis of retail company job postings. GlobalData’s Retail: Hiring Trends & Signals Q4 2023 report reveals comprehensive insights into hiring patterns, job roles, required skills, geographical trends, and key themes within the retail industry, facilitating anticipation of future workforce needs. Buy the report here.

Notably, Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations jobs accounted for a 15% share of the Brazilian retail industry new job postings in Q4 2023, down by 52% over the prior quarter.

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations drive retail industry hiring activity

Of the industry's total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations, which accounted for 15% of the total new job postings in Q4 2023 and were up by 3971% year-on-year. Second highest were Sales and Related Occupations, which accounted for 9% and rise by 3127% year-on-year, and third highest were Office and Administrative Support Occupations, which were 25% of the new job postings and 1993% higher year-on-year.

Top five companies in retail industry accounted for 91% of hiring activity

The highest number of jobs were posted by Raia Drogasil with 2,534, followed by Lojas Renner with 1,560, while the highest increase was at Cencosud at 9%.

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