Brazil - Unemployment Rate





Brazil: Unemployment Rate

Mnemonic LBR.IBRA
Unit % 3-mo MA, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly
Data Jan 2024 7.6
Dec 2023 7.4

Series Information

Source Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Release National Continuous Household Sample Survey (PNADC)
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 1/31/2012
End Date 1/31/2024

Brazil: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Labor Force Jan 2024 108,885 109,066 Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA Monthly
Unemployment Jan 2024 8,292 8,082 Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA Monthly
Unemployment Rate Jan 2024 7.6 7.4 % 3-mo MA, NSA Monthly
Total Employment 2021 55,296,012 52,696,808 # Annual
Agriculture Employment 2017 10,763,597 10,509,254 # Annual

Release Information

For Brazil, the "Continuous PNAD" (PNADC, PNAD Contínua, "Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua", "national continuous household sample survey") is a replacement for the "Monthly Employment Survey - PME" and the "National Sample Survey of Households - PNAD". Results are reported monthly for national series (PNADC/M) and quarterly for subnational series (PNADC/T).

  • Source program: PNAD Contínua, "Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua", "national continuous household sample survey"
  • Age scope: 14 years and older
  • Measurements
  • Cumulation: 3-month moving average
  • Native frequencies:
    • Monthly for country
    • Quarterly for subnational
  • Geo levels

The National Survey by Household Sample Continuous Quarterly covers the resident population in the Greater Regional Areas of:

  • North Brazil
  • Northeast Brazil
  • Southeast Brazil
  • South Brazil
  • Midwest Brazil

The Continuous PNAD incorporates international recommendations and was assisted by the ILO in the process of developing this study.

The search rotation scheme is 1-2 (5), or a household is interviewed in a month, two months the remains out of the sample and returns to the next interview. The process is repeated until he is interviewed five times. In short, a household is interviewed for five quarters, once every quarter.

Real series are based off of current quarter.

The data is collected through a Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) using Continuous PNAD questionnaire and interview guide.  It is disseminated through online digital publishing.