BRASILIA, May 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy created a net 257,528 formal jobs in April, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Wednesday, above the 175,000 expected by economists in a Reuters poll.

The data accounts for 2,282,187 jobs opened and 2,024,659 closed in the period, according to the ministry.

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It was the highest figure for April since 2020, when the current methodology for the official series was introduced.

From January to April, a net 922,362 jobs were created in Brazil, down from 965,818 a year earlier, according to adjusted data.

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