Brazil: Unemployment rate

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 Brazil

Unemployment rate, percent

 Latest value 7.7
 Reference September 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability March 2012 - September 2023
 Average 10.37
 Min - Max 6.3 - 14.9
 Source Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)

For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from March 2012 to September 2023. The average value for Brazil during that period was 10.37 percent with a minimum of 6.3 percent in December 2013 and a maximum of 14.9 percent in September 2020. Click on the following link to see the values of Unemployment rate, percent around the world.
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Recent values chart
Brazil - Unemployment rate  - recent values

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Brazil - Unemployment rate  - historical chart - 2012-2023
Measure: percent
Source: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)



Definition: The unemployment rate represents the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

 Related indicators Latest value Reference Measure
 Labor force 108.38 2022 million people
 Unemployment rate 9.46 2022 percent
 Female unemployment 11.83 2022 percent
 Male unemployment 7.63 2022 percent
 Youth unemployment 21.36 2022 percent
 Labor force participation 63.13 2022 percent
 Labor force: percent female 43.58 2022 percent
 Female labor force participation 53.56 2022 percent
 Male labor force participation 73.25 2022 percent
 Employment 99.84 9/2023 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 7.70 9/2023 percent
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