In the last quarter of 2024, the number of unemployed people in Brazil was more than 6.8 million. The lowest level was reached in the fourth quarter of 2013, when more than six million people were unemployed.
Number of unemployed people in Brazil from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (November 22, 2024). Number of unemployed people in Brazil from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344909/brazil-number-unemployed-population/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of unemployed people in Brazil from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344909/brazil-number-unemployed-population/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2024). Number of unemployed people in Brazil from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344909/brazil-number-unemployed-population/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of Unemployed People in Brazil from 1st Quarter 2012 to 4th Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344909/brazil-number-unemployed-population/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Number of unemployed people in Brazil from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344909/brazil-number-unemployed-population/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 28, 2025)
Number of unemployed people in Brazil from 1st quarter 2012 to 4th quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, November 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344909/brazil-number-unemployed-population/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed