Brazilian Chamber of the Construction Industry (CBIC)
Employers' association of the sector that publishes analyses of Caged data.
Evidence
According to CBIC with data from Caged/Ministry of Labor, the net balance of formal jobs in civil construction was -416,689 in 2015, -361,874 in 2016 and -103,968 in 2017.
Source: Construção civil tem a maior redução de emprego formal em 2017, mostra Caged — Agência CBIC (data from Caged/Ministry of Labor), Jan. 29, 2018 · News report of January 29, 2018, annual table · open original ↗
In March 2018 CBIC reported that, from October 2014 to December 2017, civil construction lost more than 1 million formal jobs; in January 2018 there was a positive balance of 14,987 positions, and the stock was 2,025,204 workers, versus 2,124,503 in January 2017.
Source: Setor da construção recupera empregos em janeiro, segundo Caged — Agência CBIC (data from Caged/Ministry of Labor), Mar. 2, 2018 · News report of March 2, 2018 · open original ↗