The number of people employed in Brazil rose from 89.7 million in 2012 to 91.4 million in 2017, as per figures from the Continuous PNAD (National Household Sample Survey): Additional Features of the Labor Market 2012–2017, released today (Nov.
In 2016, of a total 40.1 million children and adolescents aged 5 through 17, 1.8 million were active in the labor market. The level of employment in this portion of the population reached 4.6%—a group chiefly formed by 14 to 17-year-olds.
Unemployment closed out the second quarter of the year down in 11 of the 27 Brazilian states. The rate—13% of the so-called economically active population—accounts for 13.5 million of unemployed people.
The unemployment rate is still on the rise, and closed out the three-month period ending in January at 12.6%, up 0.8 percentage points from the 11.8% reported for August-October last year.
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