In Brazil, the sector of ornamental stones generated more than 55.6 thousand formal jobs in 2017, down from nearly 58.8 thousand jobs a year earlier. The total workforce in the sector has been continuously decreasing since 2014, when it reached nearly 64 thousand people.
Number of jobs generated in the ornamental stones sector in Brazil from 2013 to 2017
(in 1,000s)
Only including formal jobs; including the sectors of stone extraction and beneficiation
Supplementary notes
Ornamental stones includes marbles and granites, as well as other stones with smaller commercial significance, such as slate and basalt.
Figures were calculated by Statista based on the number of jobs by area (extraction and beneficiation) provided by the source.
Figures have been rounded.
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Banco do Nordeste. (December 15, 2018). Number of jobs generated in the ornamental stones sector in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059468/brazil-decorative-stones-sector-workforce/
Banco do Nordeste. "Number of jobs generated in the ornamental stones sector in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059468/brazil-decorative-stones-sector-workforce/
Banco do Nordeste. (2018). Number of jobs generated in the ornamental stones sector in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059468/brazil-decorative-stones-sector-workforce/
Banco do Nordeste. "Number of Jobs Generated in The Ornamental Stones Sector in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059468/brazil-decorative-stones-sector-workforce/
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