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Labour market·★ Primary KPI

Brazil — Unemployment rate (ILO)

Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.
5.4%
Q2 2026
−0.4 ptsvs Q2 2025
min 5.1 Q4 2025max 14.9 Q3 2020
%
Frequency
Range
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística· Data Q2 2026
Y-axis truncated
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About this data

Unemployment rate (ILO) (Brazil): 5.4 % in Q2 2026, the latest available value.

58 observations from 2012-Q1 to 2026-Q2. Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística.

Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.

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Unemployment rate (ILO) — Brazil
PeriodValue
2026-Q25.4 %
2026-Q16.1 %
2025-Q45.1 %
2025-Q35.6 %
2025-Q25.8 %
2025-Q17 %
2024-Q46.2 %
2024-Q36.4 %
2024-Q26.9 %
2024-Q17.9 %
2023-Q47.4 %
2023-Q37.7 %
2023-Q28 %
2023-Q18.8 %
2022-Q47.9 %
2022-Q38.7 %
2022-Q29.3 %
2022-Q111.1 %
2021-Q411.1 %
2021-Q312.7 %
2021-Q214.2 %
2021-Q114.9 %
2020-Q414.2 %
2020-Q314.9 %
2020-Q213.6 %
2020-Q112.4 %
2019-Q411.1 %
2019-Q311.9 %
2019-Q212.1 %
2019-Q112.8 %
2018-Q411.7 %
2018-Q312 %
2018-Q212.6 %
2018-Q113.2 %
2017-Q411.9 %
2017-Q312.5 %
2017-Q213.1 %
2017-Q113.9 %
2016-Q412.1 %
2016-Q311.9 %
2016-Q211.4 %
2016-Q111 %
2015-Q49.1 %
2015-Q39 %
2015-Q28.4 %
2015-Q18 %
2014-Q46.6 %
2014-Q36.8 %
2014-Q26.9 %
2014-Q17.2 %
2013-Q46.2 %
2013-Q37 %
2013-Q27.5 %
2013-Q18 %
2012-Q46.9 %
2012-Q37.1 %
2012-Q27.6 %
2012-Q18 %