In a year of formal employment recovery, 98.87% of the vacancies created in 2024 were filled by people registered in the Cadastro Único (Cadúnico), database that brings together low -income families in Brazil. The data is from the General Register of Employees and Unemployed (CAGED) and was released by the Ministry of Social Development.
Of the total of 1.69 million formal vacancies generated, 1.27 million (75.5%) were occupied by beneficiaries of Bolsa Familia, while 395 thousand (23.4%) were registered who do not directly receive the benefit.
For Minister Wellington Dias, the numbers disassemble the prejudice that social programs beneficiaries do not want to work. “Caged shows, in practice, that people from Bolsa Familia and the Single Registry want to work, they are employed, but they seek decent jobs,” he said.
Formalization
One of the main factors behind formalization growth was the so -called Bolsa Familia protection rule. By the standard, workers entering the formal market continues to receive 50% of the benefit amount for up to two years, as well as specific complements for pregnant women, children and adolescents.
In June 2025, 3.02 million families were protected by this rule. From the July payroll, the government implements adjustments to the mechanism, with the objective of reducing the waiting line and prioritizing families in extreme poverty, ensuring the sustainability of the program.
Wellington Dias reinforces that signing the wallet does not imply automatic loss of Bolsa Familia. “We are qualifying the public of the program in various sectors, and the results are excellent,” he said.
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Another change was the consideration of the average income of the last 12 months for seasonal workers – such as agribusiness – ensuring greater predictability in the benefit.
Gender and Income Cut
From January to April 2025, 75% of the 920,000 formal vacancies created were also filled by registered in Cadúnico, with predominance of women, according to the ministry. The explanation is in professional qualification actions and integration between social programs and employability.
In addition to job creation, labor income from poorer families grew 10.7% by 2024, 50% higher than the upper 10% advance (6.7%). The overall average labor income growth was 7.1%, according to FGV Social data, based on the IBGE continuous PNAD.
