Brazil creates fewer formal jobs than expected in February

BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) – Brazil’s economy created a net 255,321 ​formal jobs ‌in February, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Tuesday, below ‌the ​270,150 expected ⁠by economists in ⁠a Reuters poll.

(Reporting by ​Bernardo Caram ⁠in Brasilia, additional reporting by Andre Romani in Sao Paulo; Editing by Natalia ​Siniawski)