Goiás records a 6,4% increase in agricultural admissions in 2025

The agricultural sector in Goiás showed growth in the generation of formal jobs between January and May 2025. According to data from the New General Registry of Employed and Unemployed Persons (Novo Caged), validated by the Mauro Borges Institute of Statistics and Socioeconomic Studies (IMB), 46.759 admissions were registered in total, an increase of 6,4% compared to the 43.938 in 2024.

Agriculture and livestock-related activities accounted for 41.304 new jobs, equivalent to approximately 88,3% of the hiring process during the period. The strong performance of this segment contributed to Goiás leading the proportional growth of formal employment in Brazil from January to May.

The state recorded a 3,5% increase in the total number of active jobs, surpassing the averages for the Central-West (3,2%) and the national average (2,2%). Based on the results presented and the current hiring pace, Goiás is expected to end 2025 with a higher balance of formal jobs in the field than in 2024.

"The growth in hiring in agriculture is a direct result of public policies implemented to strengthen production chains. The expansion of technical assistance, easier access to rural credit, and production support programs have created a favorable environment for development in the sector," highlighted Glaucilene Carvalho, acting head of the State Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (Seapa).

Public policies boost the sector

The positive scenario is the result of the actions of the Government of Goiás aimed at strengthening the rural environment, with the participation of Seapa and its jurisdictions, responsible for the formulation and execution of public policies for productive inclusion, professional qualification, production promotion and support for producers.

Among the initiatives driving this performance are the Social Credit rural production courses, the implementation of the Municipal Inspection Service (SIM), access to the Constitutional Fund for Financing the Central-West (FCO Rural), the Cattle Genetic Improvement Program for Family Farming, the Small-Scale Agribusiness Quality Improvement Project, and the expansion of technical assistance. These projects have contributed to bringing development to more remote regions while also encouraging job and income generation in rural areas.