Unemployment rate in Brazil falls to lowest level since 2015
The Brazilian economy maintained the pace of job creation, reaching a positive balance of 278,639 formal jobs in August.
September 30, 2022Topic
Employment Brazil
Brazil: Small businesses generate 72% of job openings in the first semester
Micro and small companies (MSEs) boosted formal job creation in the year's first half. Of the nearly 1.33 million formal...
August 5, 2022
Brazil: Number of informal workers hits record
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the number of informal workers hit a record despite the...
August 2, 2022
Brazil: Unemployment rate drops to 9.3% in the 2nd quarter, says IBGE
The unemployment rate dropped to 9.3% in the 2nd quarter of 2022. Unemployment reaches 10.1 million people.
July 29, 2022
Unemployment in Brazil drops to 9.8%, the lowest in six years
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The unemployment rate fell to 9.8% in the quarter of March, April, and May this...
June 30, 2022
Brazil: 60% of informal workers rely on “odd jobs” to survive, says study
More than 19.6 million Brazilians survive with jobs known as "bicos" ("odd jobs"), about 60% of the 32.5 million informal...
June 23, 2022
Lack of skilled labor worsens, Brazil is 9th in ranking
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil is the ninth country with the most lack of qualified labor in 2022 among...
June 20, 2022
Brazil: Construction costs rise 11.2% in 12 months
One sector that is heated is the civil construction sector, which has reemployed those who were stuck in the pandemic,...
June 15, 2022
Brazil: Unemployment rate drops to lowest level since 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The unemployment rate fell to 10.5% in the quarter ended in April (February, March, and...
May 31, 2022