Brazil: Employment

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The most recent value is 103.03 million employed people as of September 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 102.52 million employed people. Historically, the average for Brazil from March 2012 to September 2024 is 92.87 million employed people. The minimum of 82.59 million employed people was recorded in August 2020, while the maximum of 103.03 million employed people was reached in September 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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Recent values Brazil: Employment, million people
2024  Sep 103.03
2024  Aug 102.52
2024  Jul 102.03
2024  Jun 101.83
2024  May 101.33
2024  Apr 100.8
2024  Mar 100.2
2024  Feb 100.25


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 108.70 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 7.95 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 9.69 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 6.61 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 17.90 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 62.78 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 43.49 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 53.13 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 72.98 2023 percent
 Self-employment 32.13 2022 percent
 Informal employment 46.20 2020 percent
 Employment 103.03 9/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 6.40 9/2024 percent
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