45 new jobs, 7,900 from the period between 2023 and 2025, and another 2,199,439 from the first half of 2026. There's a table with the accumulated numbers. I wo n't take up much of your time looking at it later. I'm going to talk a little about those characteristics that come in at 62 million. We came here, and we always have the data from January 1st, 2023, and June 2026 so people can get an idea of ​​what happened. So, this group of other workers went from 131,000 to 429,000, public agents from 9,254,000 to 14,312,000, and the traditional employees, that number that we used to report, went from 43,404,790 to 48,158,488. Just so you can see that the data we've been releasing about CAJED remains the same, but what we're going to show is significant growth in public sector jobs. By sector of activity, as expected, all sectors grew; everyone has been following this discussion over the last few years. The fastest growing group is the one we call services, which increased from 29,812,881 to 38,263,890. The table on the side shows a little bit about what these services are. Services account for almost 60% of the jobs generated. A large portion of these jobs are in public administration, defense, security, education, and healthcare. We 'll open it up later so you can take a look. Education, health, separate administration. The second growing group is the information, communication, financial, real estate, and professional activities group, which includes our highly qualified professionals and many others who handle a lot of bookkeeping and information organization, transportation, food and accommodation, and other services. So we look there, we see the variations, including the percentage variations, showing very intense growth in the areas of public administration, health and education, mainly. Trade is also growing, but at a slower pace. From 10,199,000 to 10,539,000. The industry is growing, which is an important sector in which a lot of investment has been made, increasing from 8,319,000 to 9,151,000. Construction has grown significantly. Always remember that we are talking about the formal side of construction. Two-thirds are still in the informal sector, but the number of jobs increases from 2,685,000 to 3,430,000, and the number of jobs in agriculture and livestock farming actually grows from 1,772,000 to 1,861,000. Where are these jobs growing? And there are always two ways to look at it, either through absolute numbers or through negative numbers. So, we've put it here for all the states in the federation, I hope you can see it, obviously it's always the same, in absolute values. São Paulo is the fastest growing state, followed by Minas Gerais, then Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Bahia. And then when we look at the aggregate figures again, it's the Southeast region that generated 3,744,000, followed by the Northeast with 2,658,000, if I read that right. The Central-West region has 1,385,000 jobs, the South region has 1,136,000, and the North region... and we still have a bit of a mess of employment information that I can't associate with a specific workplace. Well, when we look at the relative variation, we look at the effort of the regions, and then who appears? The North and Northeast regions emerge, demonstrating a much more intense effort toward formalization, a formalization that they struggle to maintain and that depends on working conditions. Here we have Roraima, the Federal District, Amapá, Tocantins, Piauí, Amazonas, Ceará, Tupá, Acre, Alagoas, all well above the Brazilian growth rate. The average growth rate is 19.1%, and we're going to have a majority of states growing above that. Who are we going to find down there? those who are already very active or who have suffered from some kind of hardship. This is the case in Rio Grande do Sul, which has the lowest growth rate, followed by São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo. And so, Roraima, Rondônia, and Goiás, to show us that the activity is growing and that there's already a lot of activity there. When we look at it in educational terms, what do we see? 54% of our growth is occurring among people who already have a high school education, but we are seeing growth among those with incomplete higher education and those with incomplete higher education. The other segments are stable with a slight decline. We expect to have 83% of employees currently formally employed at RAI with at least a high school diploma . And one of the things that is growing the most is postgraduate studies, doctorates, the segments that involve investment. Regarding age groups, I'd say it's the most experienced ones who have been earning the most. Why? Because we're going to see more intense growth in the 40-49 age group. They increase from 13 to 18 million, or the number of people aged 50 to 64, from 9,411,000 to 12,676,000, a growth that had already been reported in the press, because this had been strongly indicated since the beginning of the year, with many signs of growth in the number of people aged 65 and over. When we start at 23,983,000, we now have 1,725,000. And there, on the side, are the growth rates for each of these groups. I wanted to make a note, to remind everyone that young people grow up too. We have a demographic transition underway. They grow, and they grow enough to maintain their stake. So 26% of jobs are held by young people. Well, I think if I don't, I think that's it. H, male by sex, with all the effort we've been making to guarantee equal opportunities for men and women, nothing else was to be expected. We increased the number of women in the formal sector from 23.3 million to 29,183,000, which is 5,835,000 jobs for women. Men, who still make up the majority, increased from 29,440,000 to 33,709,000, with 4,265,000 new jobs. And finally, the information about race and color. We wanted to draw attention to something. It's true, today we have more Black or mixed-race people compared to the white population, but we have a lot of difficulty looking back at that. And when we started this government, this wasn't information that was being requested. So you'll see that the number of unreported cases decreased from 17 million to 3 million people. Because we ran a very strong campaign with companies to get them and their respective human resources departments to start informing people again, and especially to talk to the people who work there to get this information, which is information that we consider very important. Just so I don't forget to mention something important about the monthly root. The monthly root will allow us to look at something that Cajed doesn't allow. Cajed lets us see hiring salary and termination salary. Now we will be able to look at the average monthly salary of all employees. I'm recounting here the reality from January 26th to June, where we went from 4512 to 4389. This aspect has to do with who enters and who leaves the job market in each of those months. When we look at the annual root, we only see an average. Now we'll be able to look at this, and we hope that, as we open up this information about Brazil, states, and municipalities, our Cine system can use this information to better serve people. It is noteworthy that the difference there is low compared to the average. Ah, so. Thank you very much, Minister. True. This happens every January . This group doesn't pay because they're below 5,000, but here every year, in January, there's this increase, which is a statistical increase due to the December layoffs, which generally affect the lower-paid groups. Only people with slightly higher salaries are left . I think that's what I wanted to show, and I hope we can make good use of this information. It still has many aspects that need improvement, but we are distributing the information so that it can be used by everyone to further improve this product from ExSocial and the Ministry of Labor. Thank you very much. We are currently hearing the director of labor and union relations at the National Confederation of Health, Cloves de Queiroz Neto. Your Excellency Mr. President of the Republic, Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, Your Excellency Mr. Minister of Labor and Employment, Luís Marinho, Your Excellencies Ministers, Secretaries, other authorities, representatives of workers and employers, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to participate on behalf of the National Health Confederation in this historic moment. CENS Saúde represents the private health sector, an activity essential to the population and an important generator of jobs, income, opportunities and development. We want to highlight the recreation and strengthening of this Ministry of Labor and Employment and the ongoing dialogue we maintain with the administration of Minister Luís Marim. We have shared information, presented demands and challenges, and above all, built pathways and solutions for labor relations in our sector. This commitment translates into CSúde's active participation in the Permanent Joint Tripartite Commission, the National Labor Council, international debates, the international labor organization, and the organization of and participation in the national labor conference. In these spaces, we not only address the reality of the private healthcare sector, but we also contribute to the development of public policies and solutions for the world of work. It is in this spirit of social dialogue that we receive the monthly fee. For CENSUD, quality information is not just statistics; it is an instrument for formulating government policies, guiding decisions, and strengthening relations between government, workers, and employers. The data demonstrate the size of the private healthcare sector. In June 2026, we totaled more than 997,000 active CNPJs (Brazilian tax IDs), of which 91.7% correspond to micro and small businesses. In total, we are hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and establishments that provide essential services and drive the country's economy. Between January 2023 and June 2026, the health sector generated more than 484,000 net formal jobs. Of this total, 82.4% were filled by women. Furthermore, 64.9% of active CNPJs (Brazilian business tax IDs) in the healthcare sector have women as the responsible parties. These numbers show that women are key players in Brazilian healthcare, in areas such as assistance, management, and business leadership. It is also worth highlighting that 66% of the net jobs created during this period were filled by young people aged 17 to 24. For many, healthcare represents their first professional opportunity and the beginning of a new career path. The number of formal workers in the private healthcare sector grew by 16.8% from January 2023 to June 2026, exceeding 3.3 million jobs and consolidating the healthcare sector and the healthcare business sector as the third largest employer in Brazil. Behind these numbers are companies that invest, women who gain ground, young people who begin their careers, and families who find income and security. We are experiencing a historic moment in job creation in Brazil, and the private healthcare sector has made a decisive contribution to this result. On behalf of CS Saúde and our president, Dr. Breno de Figueiredo Monteiro. I thank President Lula, Minister Luís Marinho, the secretaries, and the entire ministry team for the opportunity and the ongoing dialogue. We renew our commitment to continue working with the federal government, labor organizations, and productive sectors so that this cycle of jobs, opportunities, and development can advance even further. Thank you very much. At this moment, the national president of the Unified Workers' Central, Sérgio Nobre, will take the floor. Well, good afternoon to all my colleagues. I would like to greet my colleague Ricardo Patá, president of UGT. On his behalf, I greet all the comrades of the trade union movement. I would like to greet the businesspeople present here, greet all the authorities, the parliamentary ministers, greet the dear Minister Luís Marinho, congratulate him on his work here at the head of the ministry and also the partnership he has always had with the trade union movement, and we are always very grateful and recognize his work. I would like to greet President Lula and also thank him, Mr. President, for everything he has done for our country, and to say that for the labor movement it is a great joy to participate in the celebration of the creation of more than 10 million jobs, because unemployment is the hardest and most dramatic moment in a worker's life . Because when he's unemployed, he doesn't sleep because he does n't know if he'll be able to pay the bills for the month. He can't sleep because he doesn't know if he'll be able to pay the rent. He doesn't sleep because he doesn't know if he'll be able to continue studying. Well, you know? It's a scourge. And when he gets a job, it's a joy, isn't it? Arriving home and telling your partner and mother that you got a new job. So, more than 10 million people are experiencing this joy, getting the job and therefore having the opportunity to dream, you know, again about a better future. Now, it's worth highlighting, President Lula, that the following is true. This generation of over 10 million jobs was only possible because Brazil changed, and you changed that Brazil. Because the Brazil you inherited in 2023 was a Brazil that had the courage to abolish the Ministry of Labor, wasn't it? And it was a Brazil that encouraged precarious employment, that said that to generate jobs, workers' rights had to be cut , that wages had to be squeezed. And today Brazil is different. It is a Brazil that encourages quality employment, that is aware that wages are a driver of economic growth, therefore they must be valued, and there must be formal employment. So this is the Brazil we want for our future. And Brazil has changed in another way too, because it 's no longer a Brazil that was destroying our state-owned companies, wanting to privatize them, it 's not a Brazil that closed the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the country stopped having an industrial policy, and now we have an industrial policy again. We're seeing our state-owned companies and public banks functioning as drivers of economic growth. The state is planning again, the state is recovering and leading this country. Therefore, this is the Brazil that we want. Now, that Brazil that you inherited will never return in our history, and it is our historical duty to prevent it from happening again. So, President Lula, congratulations and count on the labor movement in this new challenge you face starting on the 16th. A hug and congratulations, Marinho. The floor is now open to the Minister of Labor and Employment, Luís Marinho. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. They are already discouraged. My greetings to all, friends , colleagues, and fellow journalists. Welcome, welcome. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank, Paula, and the press as well, for that work, which we asked the press to do several times. It draws attention to the need for information, not just race or color, about our Black workers, our mixed-race workers, because that information is fundamental, as Cloves said here, this isn't simply a statistic, it's valuable information for establishing public policies, right, Clemente? I wanted to greet President Lula, dear Minister Vi, Vinícius from ILO and Cloves, Durigan who left, and all the secretaries here at the ministry, our team. Nobody does absolutely anything alone, right, Sergio? to comment on colleagues from the trade union federations, fellow employers. It's a great pleasure to have you here. Well, President Lula, if we look at what's happening in the job market, that number could be better, higher, because we have to include here—and we haven't updated this yet—the number of freelancers ( PJs) who have been replacing formal jobs. That 's roughly 10,100 formal jobs, CLT (Brazilian labor law), public servants, right? So, the total number of formal jobs, because we have 103 million employed people in Brazil, right, Paulinha? 103 million employed. Of the 103 million employed, 62 million of those who are broke here have formal jobs, either under their own regime or under the CLT (Brazilian labor law), isn't that correct? We also have the domestic workers' service, which adds to this inventory here, right? I'm drawing attention to this to say the following: we need a frank, open, calm, and peaceful debate, right, Adriana? It's to discuss the quality of the job market. If we allow that debate that 's in the Supreme Federal Court about "pejotização" (the practice of hiring individuals as independent contractors to avoid labor laws), right, Paquesto, we're going to either worsen or improve this product that we 're presenting here today. So, 3 and a half years, 10,100 new jobs is very positive. It's something to celebrate. Yes, but it's something to celebrate. With one concern: how are we going to shape the future of the Brazilian job market? We will continue a process where this movement is securely anchored in the CLT (Consolidation of Labor Laws), in the special regime, where we will continue to supply the important guarantee fund to finance, in addition to its main function which is the protection of the worker, but also the investment fund to finance the development of our country, health, education, infrastructure, bridges, viaducts, roads. How many times do we pass through the city and see a big sign there, Caixa Econômica Federal, government, government logo and financing through the severance pay guarantee fund. By encouraging the privatization of public funds, we are weakening this important source of funding. We could jeopardize the FAT (Workers' Assistance Fund), the important role that BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) plays in financing climate, energy, and technological transitions, artificial intelligence, the need for investment—all of which we are proud of—we could be weakening it. So I wanted to draw attention to this, to celebrate the R$ 10,100, but to say the following: it could be even better if we had, right, many, who hired, who decided to jump on the bandwagon, because sometimes there's a lot of talk about how young people don't want formal employment contracts anymore, that young people don't want this or that, which isn't true. It's true that those who want to be entrepreneurs have all the technical support and government funding; those who want to be entrepreneurs have a place in the sun and receive support from our government. However, it's not appropriate for everyone, for all millions of Brazilians, to be entrepreneurs. Not all entrepreneurs will be able to provide services at the hospital. And even salaried workers (those under the CLT labor law) are entrepreneurs. And this logic applies to many people who want the security of the CLT (Brazilian labor law), which includes the right to vacation, guaranteed 13th-month salary, and profit sharing. What you don't want is a low salary, you don't want a stressful environment, you don't want a harassing environment. So we are working on all of that. The Ministry of Labor seeks to provide guidance to companies. The role of the NRS, which is referred to here, is the permanent tripartite commission that works on the conditions of the Brazilian labor market. All of this is to ensure safety for the workers, emotional safety, not simply safety from a physical point of view, but also mental safety. So this is a process. So, at this solemn moment of announcing 3 years and 6 months, the generation of a positive 10,100 jobs. I also wanted to draw attention to the need for us to reflect on all of this, especially as we look to the future. Looking to the future, we need to ensure that we create an even safer, more promising, and more captivating future for our youth. We want our youth to know that we are here to discuss the problems and solutions of the Brazilian labor market , together with companies and workers. Every company that invites its unions and representatives into the workplace to discuss working conditions is undoubtedly a healthier company, a more sustainable company, and a company that has the best possible work environment. So I also wanted to acknowledge this, thank Cloves, for your presence representing several fellow employers here, and say that this is the future of the job market. Let's not be afraid of artificial intelligence, Mr. President. I often tell the group that the world won't end because of artificial intelligence. It will influence our world, but it won't end the world. What we need is to have companies, our academies, our engineering personnel, our universities, our academic centers, our specialized engineering center. What kind of artificial intelligence do we have? Whose, and to whom's, artificial intelligence will belong? It's a question of whether it will be owned by four global companies to exploit the rest of the world, producing more poverty, or whether it will be owned by humanity so that everyone can benefit from it. There's the 6 to 1 scale . There's the 6 to 1 scale, which the Senate is sitting on, and we really need the senators, the president of the V Columbere, to put this agenda on so that the senators can vote against it. Vote according to your conscience, but vote. Let it go, let the debate run its course. Society has already made its voice heard. There is anxiety, especially among working youth and working women. He was the one who shouted the loudest for the end of the 6x1 shift schedule. So, we need to look to the future and let things unfold, so that society can take ownership of this process. So I wanted to sincerely thank you immensely for this announcement process here, celebrating the 10 million, Mr. President. Wishing the Brazilian working people the very best of luck, and expressing immense gratitude for this opportunity. We are also very proud to announce that we will have created 10,100 new jobs in the three years and six months of your administration. Thank you, Mr. President. One thing I saw here, and I don't know if the number I have is accurate, is that 94% of the people who found jobs out of those 10 million have a high school education or higher. High school education or higher. This is an auspicious sign. This means that you can even ask for a bit more salary growth, because the staff is more qualified. One important fact for Brazil is that in 2003, when we first came to power , Brazil had 5 million workers in the labor market with a university degree. Today we have 25 million, meaning the number of people with university degrees in the job market has multiplied fivefold. And we're going to need to get to around 40 or 50, you know, so that we can be sure that the Brazilian people are highly qualified and prepared for the new missions that Brazil will need to undertake. I can only offer my congratulations because if we add the 22 million created in the previous term to the 10 million, we're now going to have 32 million. This is very significant because there hasn't been a single year during our term in which unemployment exceeded job creation. That's because there's a miracle. Some of the money is circulating in society. I have a theory that Clemente, as an economist, I don't know if he'll like, but it's that a lot of money in the hands of a few means poverty, and a little money in the hands of many means wealth distribution. And we have a society that's even a little bit indebted, so we've already invented the " unfold one, unfold two" method. But I 'm not against people being in debt. I am against people being indebted for debt that doesn't aim to improve their quality of life or increase the net worth of the person who took on the debt, because debt that increases net worth is good and necessary. What we need is to educate people to spend only what they can afford and what is within their means. Don't spend money on gambling. Don't spend money on gambling. Because the misfortune of the game is the misfortune of the lie. The downside of the first lie is that the person spends the rest of their life lying to justify that first lie. It's the direct consequence of the game; you spend your whole life playing to pay off the loss from the first game you played. So, if we have a job, you know, of helping society think economically, we'll contribute to people continuing to manage their debt healthily, buying a new television, a dress, clothes for their child, new shoes, new school supplies, a new computer, a new phone—anything they can afford, we have to encourage people to buy, but within the limits of what they can pay. I do n't know if you remember, but on December 23, 2008, we were victims of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, in which 10 million people lost their homes and Brazilian commerce began to decline. The press was showing research that said Brazilian commerce was falling, nobody was buying. I went on television to make a statement, a statement I think of 8 minutes, urging the Brazilian people to go shopping, asking people to go shopping, to buy what they need, not to spend more than they can afford, but to go shopping. It was the first time in Brazilian history that social classes C and D consumed more than classes A and B. So it's important for us to be clear that when someone says, "I'm in debt," the bad thing isn't that they're in debt if they bought something good for themselves. What 's bad is if he's in debt for nothing. That's bad. And that's what I think every union leader, when going to a factory gate to hold a meeting, has to say two things to the worker. First, you have to treat women well. Workers cannot be violent towards women. Secondly, if you want to buy something, buy it. Go to the market, go to the store, but only make the decision based on what you can afford. So, Marinho, congratulations. Congratulations, because this is the second time you've been at the Ministry of Labor. Actually, I think this is the first time I've been here. First time in history. It's the first time. The first president of the Ministry in history, huh? But I'm here to deliver good news. That's for sure, guys. Congratulations, Marinho. Congratulations to the ministry's purchasing team . I'm going to tell you something. It's been over 30 years since I reached the deadline for my retirement based on years of service. I never applied for my retirement. I will only apply for it when I leave the presidency of the Republic. Follow them. No, but it's already done. He knows it's already prepared, but I'll only receive my pension when I leave office as President of the Republic, okay? So be prepared, because any day now Lulinha will come upstairs to collect his retirement. Hugs, everyone, and good luck. This presentation is now complete. Everyone is asked to remain in their seats until the President of the Republic leaves. K.