Brazil: Employment

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The most recent value is 102.48 million employed people as of March 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 102.66 million employed people. Historically, the average for Brazil from March 2012 to March 2025 is 93.26 million employed people. The minimum of 82.59 million employed people was recorded in August 2020, while the maximum of 103.9 million employed people was reached in November 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
2025  Mar 102.48
2025  Feb 102.66
2025  Jan 102.97
2024  Dec 103.82
2024  Nov 103.9
2024  Oct 103.61
2024  Sep 103.03
2024  Aug 102.52


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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 106.13 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 102.48 3/2025 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 7.00 3/2025 percent
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