Peruvian exports have not stopped growing for eight months; and in April they “rebounded” (136.3%) after hitting bottom in a similar period of 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. In the same sense, employment related to this activity has recovered, but not only was a statistical effect registered, but pre-COVID levels have already been exceeded.

In April, 230,311 jobs related to the export sector were registered, well above the 124,104 jobs achieved in the same month of 2020. But, this is not all: the result is also 4.7% higher when compared to the pre-pandemic period (April 2019), according to Adex's Center for Research on Global Economics and Business (CIEN).

What sectors supported this result? Agribusiness registered 94,461 jobs in the fourth month of the year, which resulted in 42.7% more than in April 2020; and at the same time, 24.4% compared to April 2019.

This is one of the export activities that creates the most jobs; in fact, agricultural shipments recovered since August last year, which has been reflected in the generation of jobs.

Other non-traditional export activities also posted a positive performance. For example, shipments of clothing in April 2020 were very hit, which had an impact on linked employment: 1,636 were registered in that period. But, in the fourth month of 2021, this number reached 17,733. And, it is slightly above the coronavirus-free stage.

In the case of the traditional sector, registered employment (74,257 jobs) is 83% higher than the result of April last year, but it is still 9.3% below the precovid level.

Four-month period

In the first four months of 2021, about 985,000 jobs were reached (direct, indirect and induced), a figure that represented an increase of 26.3% year-on-year. In the first four months of the year, agribusiness was the most dynamic activity in job creation (65,192 new jobs), favored by the increase in superfood shipments to the foreign market.

Employment associated with traditional mining increased by 38,296 new jobs, which was explained by higher shipments of copper, gold, iron, among others.

The clothing sector also generated a greater number of jobs (24,364 new jobs) due to the greater shipments of cotton t-shirts, baby clothes, sweaters and vests, among others.

On the other hand, employment in industrial fishing increased by 24,151, favored by the higher export volumes of fishmeal and fish oil. In turn, non-traditional fishing and aquaculture generated 23,607 new jobs, favored by higher exports of squid and frozen and canned squid, prawns and their tails, frozen horse mackerel and mackerel, fan shells, trout fillets, among others. .

Regions

As of April 2021, employment associated with exports increased in 22 regions of the country, with Lima accounting for the majority (248,073 jobs), followed by Ica (180,811), Piura (114,527) and La Libertad (77,064), regions which are mainly agro-industrial.

In contrast, the regions of the Andean area of ​​the country such as Huánuco (453 jobs) and Huancavelica (1,597), as well as the regions of the Amazon area such as Loreto (666) and Madre de Dios (1,985), were those that registered the lowest number of jobs associated with exports.