ANÁLISE PRELIMINAR DOS IMPACTOS DA PANDEMIA DO COVID-19 NA ECONOMIA DO MUNICIPIO DE PALMEIRA DAS MISSÕES/RS

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the economy of the municipality of Palmeira das Missões/RS. The research can be classified as exploratory and descriptive statistics was used as instrumental to present and analyze the data. Primary information was obtained through a semi structured questionnairein the month of October 2020 that was sent, through social media, to entrepreneurs from different economic segments of the city. Similarly, information on the formal labor market was collected through data from the General Register of Employed and Unemployed Persons (CAGED), which maintains permanent records of admissions and dismissals of employees, under the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) regime. Among the main results obtained, the strong negative impacts in sectors considered non-essential stand out, mainly in relation to the reduction of working hours and wages. Regarding the number of formal jobs under the CLT regime, there was a loss of jobs in the period from April to June, but a subsequent recovery. Finally, it remains to be noted that the impacts of the pandemic on the local economy of the Municipality are not exhausted in this work, since the pandemic situation has not yet been declared, by the competent authorities, as overcome.