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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Brazil

Brazil Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 7.8 % Aug/23
Employed Persons 99.65 Million Person Aug/23
Employment Rate  57 % Aug/23
Unemployed Persons 8.42 Million Persons Aug/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Brazil - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Brazil?

  • Unemployment Rate in Brazil decreased to 7.8 % in August 2023. The maximum rate was 14.7 % and minimum was 6.2 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
7.8 Aug/23 29.09.2023
7.9 Jul/23 31.08.2023
8 Jun/23 28.07.2023
8.3 May/23 30.06.2023
8.5 Apr/23 31.05.2023
8.8 Mar/23 28.04.2023
8.6 Feb/23 31.03.2023
8.4 Jan/23 17.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Brazil by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Michel Temer 31.08.2016 - 01.01.2019 13.0000 12.9000 13.1000 11.8000 -0.77%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Million Person)

Employed Persons
                     Brazil - Historical Data (Million Person)

How many employed persons are in Brazil?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Brazil increased to 99.65 Million Person in August 2023. The maximum rate was 94.55 Million Person and minimum was 81.67 Million Person.
  • Data published Monthly by Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Historical Data (Million Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
99.65 Aug/23 30.09.2023
99.33 Jul/23 07.09.2023
98.91 Jun/23 29.07.2023
98.4 May/23 14.07.2023
98.03 Apr/23 03.06.2023
97.83 Mar/23 28.04.2023
98.12 Feb/23 01.04.2023
98.64 Jan/23 18.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (Million Person)

Employed Persons in Brazil by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Rate  (%)

Employment Rate 
                     Brazil - Historical Data (%)

What is Employment Rate in Brazil?

  • Employment Rate in Brazil increased to 57 % in August 2023. The maximum rate was 57.3 % and minimum was 46.8 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
57 Aug/23 30.09.2023
56.8 Jul/23 07.09.2023
56.6 Jun/23 29.07.2023
56.4 May/23 14.07.2023
56.2 Apr/23 03.06.2023
56.1 Mar/23 28.04.2023
56.4 Feb/23 01.04.2023
56.7 Jan/23 18.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Employment Rate  in Brazil by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Million Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Brazil - Historical Data (Million Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Brazil?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Brazil decreased to 8.42 Million Persons in August 2023. The maximum rate was 14.81 Million Persons and minimum was 6.01 Million Persons.
  • Data published Monthly by Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Historical Data (Million Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
8.42 Aug/23 30.09.2023
8.52 Jul/23 07.09.2023
8.65 Jun/23 29.07.2023
8.95 May/23 14.07.2023
9.1 Apr/23 03.06.2023
9.43 Mar/23 28.04.2023
9.22 Feb/23 01.04.2023
9 Jan/23 18.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (Million Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Brazil by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Brazil

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 65 65
Wages Aug/23 583.299 USD/Month 581.319
Labor Force Participation Rate Aug/23 61.8 % 61.7
Living Wage Individual 2018 256.627 USD/Month 258.473
Non Farm Payrolls  Aug/23 221 K 143

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Colombia Aug/23 9.28 % 9.57
Panama 2022 8.8 % 10.3
Puerto Rico Aug/23 6.1 % 6.8
Honduras 2022 8.7 % 8.6
Brazil Aug/23 7.8 % 7.9
Chile Aug/23 9 % 8.77
Paraguay 1Q/23 6.5 % 5.7
Argentina 2Q/23 6.2 % 6.9
Canada Sep/23 5.5 % 5.5
Ecuador 2Q/23 3.8 % 3.2
Mexico Aug/23 3 % 3.1
Peru Aug/23 6.6 % 6.3
United States Sep/23 3.8 % 3.8
Uruguay Aug/23 8.2 % 7.8
Jamaica 2Q/23 4.5 % 6.6
Suriname 2022 8.6 % 9.1
Venezuela Dec/18 6.4 % 7.3
Belize 2022 5 % 10.2
Cameroon 2022 4 % 4.1
Cape Verde 2022 13.6 % 13.9
Cuba 2021 2.8 % 2.6
Dominican Republic 1Q/23 5.2 % 4.8
El Salvador 2022 5 % 7.2
Guyana 2021 14.5 % 15.4
Haiti 2022 14.8 % 15
Nicaragua 2Q/23 3.3 % 3.3
Trinidad and Tobago 1Q/23 4.9 % 4.7