Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

NEWS AND RELEASES

Quarterly Continuous PNAD: unemployment drops in 18 of the 27 Federation Units in Q2 2025

The unemployment rate in the country in the second quarter of 2025 (5.8%) was the lowest in the time...

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Unemployment decreases in 18 Federation Units in Q2 2025

The unemployment rate in Brazil in the second quarter of 2025 reached 5.8%, the lowest figure in the...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 5.8% and underutilization hits 14.4% in quarter ended June

The data presented in this release come from the Continuous PNAD reweighted series. The unemployment...

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Unemployment rate reaches 5.8% in the quarter ended June, lowest level in the time series

The unemployment rate in Brazil for the quarter April-June 2025 was 5.8%, with a drop of 1.2 p.p. from...

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Unemployment rate drops and persons with a formal contract hit record figure in the quarter ended May

The unemployment rate in Brazil for the quarter March - May 2025 was 6.2%, a drop of 0.6 p.p. against...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 6.2% and underutilization rate is 14.9% in the quarter ended May

The unemployment rate (6.2%) in the quarter ended May 2025 recorded a negative change (-0.6%) in comparison...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 6.6%; underutilization rate is 15.4% in quarter ending in April

The unemployment rate (6.6%) did not register any significant change in the quarter ended in April 2025...

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Unemployment rate remains stable; jobs with formal contract hit record in quarter ending in April

The unemployment rate in Brazil was 6.6% in the quarter between February and April 2025, remaining stable...

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Quarterly Continuous PNAD: unemployment increases in 12 of the 27 Federation Units in Q1 2025

The unemployment rate in the country in Q1 2025 (7.0%) increased by 0.8 percentage points (p.p.) against...

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Unemployment increases in 12 Federation Units in Q1 2025

The unemployment rate in the country in Q1 2025 reached 7.0%. Against Q4 2024, this rate increased in...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 7.0%, underutilization rate is 15.9% in quarter ending in March

The unemployment rate (7.0%) grew 0.8 percentage points (p.p.) against the previous quarter (6.2%) and...

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Unemployment reaches 7.0% in quarter ending in March, the lowest rate in time series for the period

The unemployment rate reached 7.0% in the quarter ended in March 2025, a positive change of 0.8 percentage...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 6.8%, underutilization rate is 15.7% in quarter ending in February

The  unemployment rate (6.8%) in the quarter ended in February 2025 grew 0.7 percentage points (p.p.)...

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Unemployment rises to 6.8%, yet earnings and formal contracts hit record

The unemployment rate for the moving quarter ended in February 2025 rose to 6.8%, a rise of 0.7 percentage...

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Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 6.5% and labor underutilization rate is 15.5% in the quarter ended in January

The unemployment rate (6.5%) in the quarter ended in January 2025 changed 0.3 percentage points (pp)...