In August 2026, Sinaval president Ariovaldo Rocha reported that shipbuilding and repair reached 86 thousand workers in July 2026, about 3,600 above the 2014 level of 82,400.
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Source: Sinaval: Indústria naval supera patamar recorde de empregos de 2014 — Diário do Grande ABC, Aug. 18, 2026 · News report of August 18, 2026 · open original ↗
News report · full text examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026
Limitations: Union data, not independently verified; the composition has changed (repair, conversion, offshore dismantling, North region). The 2014 number appears as 82,400 here and as 82,472 in other reports.
