Analysts followed by Bloomberg all had forecasted an increase but not as much as reported. Emol.com had shown a consensus forecast of a rise to 6.3 percent. In the last quarter the total employment decreased by 0.2 percent and the workforce increased by 0.3 percent.
Due to seasonality, agriculture decreased 5.6 percent whereas education increased 4.6 percent, which is ironic since public school teachers have been on strike for almost one month.