Among the 27 Brazilian states, there was a drop in unemployment in only six. In the others, the rates were stable.
According to the coordinator of Work and Income of IBGE, Adriana Beringuy, in the annual comparison, there was a significant drop in the vacancy rate in all states, falling 3.9 percentage points in relation to the same quarter of 2021, when the registered rate was 12.6%.
Gender and race
Beringuy highlights that the vacancy rate for men is at 6.9%, below the national rate of 8.7%, while the rate among women stood at 11.0% in the period.
"The unemployment rate fell among both men and women, but the gap between them has been increasing, with women having a much higher percentage than men.
In terms of race, the unemployment rate for blacks was 11.1% and for mixed race 10.0%, above the country's average. The unemployment rate among whites was 6.8%.
By education, the vacancy rate for people with incomplete high school education was 15.3%, higher than for other levels of education. For the incomplete high school level, the rate was 9.1%, more than double the complete high school level (4.1%).
