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Unemployment rate
Brazil — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% (December 1989) |
| 1991 | 4.4% (1990) |
| 1992 | 4.3% (1991) |
| 1993 | 5.9% (1992) |
| 1994 | 4.9% (1993) |
| 1995 | 4.9% (1993) |
| 1996 | 5% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 5.2% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 7% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 8.5% (1998 est.) |
| 2000 | 7.5% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 7.1% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 6.4% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 6.4% (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 12.3% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 11.5% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 9.8% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 9.6% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 9.3% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 7.9% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 109 9.3% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 8.1% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 6.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 62 8.1% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 6.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 6% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 5.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 6% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 5.7% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 54 5.5% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 4.8% (2014 est.) | 5.4% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57 |
| 2016 | 9% (2015 est.) | 6.5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 104 |
| 2017 | 11.3% (2016 est.) | 9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150 |
| 2018 | 12.8% (2017 est.) | 11.3% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 12.8% (2017 est.) | 11.3% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 11.93% (2019 est.) | 12.26% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 11.93% (2019 est.) 12.26% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 11.93% (2019 est.) 12.26% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 14.4% (2021 est.) 13.69% (2020 est.) 11.93% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 7.95% (2023 est.) 9.23% (2022 est.) 13.16% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 7.7% (2024 est.) 8% (2023 est.) 9.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |