Brazil — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1984–2030 · 47 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

For Brazil, the unemployment rate reading stood at 6.39% in 2025. Against 6.93% in 2024, the period change was −0.53 percentage points.

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  • Annual data, 1984–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1992–2024
  • Monthly data, 2001–2026
  • All 5 sources, downloadable

Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
20307.4 %
20297.41 %
20287.41 %
20277.36 %
20266.47 %
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20256.39 %
20246.93 %
20237.97 %
20229.25 %
202113.2 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.