RAIS

Abstract

RAIS is an annual administrative record conceived to supply the necessities of control, statistics and information for governmental entities in the social area. It constitutes a fundamental instrument to attend legal norms and is important to characterize and track the formal labor market. It depicts the Brazilian formal market by data provided by all businesses based on their standing on December 31st of the previous year. This includes data about employees and industries, among others. Currently, according to IBGE, RAIS covers about 97% of the Brazilian formal market.