Evolution and characteristics of employment in the banking sector

Vol. 18 No. 1 (1998)

Jan-Mar / 1998
Published January 1, 1998
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Cerqueira, Hugo E. A. da Gama, and Wilson A. Costa de Amorim. 1998. “Evolution and Characteristics of Employment in the Banking Sector”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 18 (1):144-61. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572000-1263.
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Evolution and characteristics of employment in the banking sector

Hugo E. A. da Gama Cerqueira
Professor de Departamento de Ciências Econômicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brasil.
Wilson A. Costa de Amorim
Economista e Coordenador Técnico do Departamento Intersindical de Estatística e Estudos Socioeconômicos – DIEESE, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 18 No. 1 (1998), Jan-Mar / 1998, Pages 144-161

Abstract

This article analyses the effects of recent transformations in the Brazilian banking
system on the level and composition of employment in this sector. We indicate the measures
taken by banks in order to adjust to low levels of inflation and its consequences over
the level of employment, the turnover, and the spatial distribution of personnel. We also
discuss the changes in the employees’ profile associated with the intensification of automation
and changes in the management of the labor process.

JEL Classification: J23; K01.


Keywords: Labor demand unemployment