CEMPRE 2021: number of companies grew 4.1% in Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil has once again registered a positive balance in starting companies, with a record 5.7 million active companies in 2021. One of the highlights was Rio Grande do Sul, which registered 500,309 active companies. The data are from the Central Register of Companies (CEMPRE) for 2021, released last Wednesday (21), by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

In 2021, the number of companies and other active organizations grew by 4.1% compared to 2020, 19,600 more local units. Within these companies, approximately 3.4 million people were employed in 2021, which represents a growth of 4.3% compared to 2020 (3.3 million people employed). During this period, there was an increase of around 116 thousand people with formal employment, an increase of 4.3%.

Economist César Bergo explains that 2021 recorded positive numbers compared to 2020 because there was already greater control of the coronavirus pandemic, and the development of the vaccine. “There was then an important increase in the number of companies, some of them introducing new ways of working. What also helped a lot was the labor reform and the possibility for self-employed workers to become individual micro-entrepreneurs”, he assesses.

Agribusiness and industries

Bergo explains that the South region ranks second in terms of number of companies and that in Rio Grande do Sul, agribusiness and industries are the activities that most contributed to the growth of companies.

“You have the predominant agricultural activity, small farmers and agribusiness is also very strong. But another highlight is the car maintenance activities, which grew a lot, and the predominance of the transformation industries”, informs the economist.

For him, one of the advantages of Rio Grande do Sul is the various large and medium-sized cities, which contribute to a positive dissemination of economic activities.

Wage

In 2021, Rio Grande do Sul maintained the mark of 2.9 minimum wages, but recorded a drop in the average monthly salary, to R$ 3,216.76. The average reduction was 2.2% between 2020 and 2021. In 2020, the average monthly salary was BRL 3,288.22.

What is the Central Register of Companies (CEMPRE)

The Central Business Register is an IBGE database, which gathers registration information and economic activities of most companies and organizations that have the National Corporate Taxpayer Registry (CNPJ) registered with the Federal Revenue. This registry includes both public administration and non-profit/international companies and organizations.

Rio Grande do Sul has almost 2 million active companies

By Brasil 61