🇧🇷 Brazil · Employment
Brazil Unemployment
6.9%
YoY -7.9%
World rank
#2
Period Δ
-7.9%
Regional
#1
Period 2025Published Dec 31, 2025Updated on WorldShift Aug 10, 2026Source ILO / national statisticsFrequency monthly
Latest available data from ILO / national statistics. Not realtime.
Historical high
7.5% (2024)
Historical low
6.9% (2011)
Average growth
-0.02% / step
Previous year
7.5%
Global rank
#2
Regional rank
#1
How Brazil compares
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Period change -7.9%
Questions people ask
What is Brazil’s current Unemployment?
The latest available value is 6.9% for period 2025.
What is Brazil’s Unemployment growth rate?
Year-over-year change is -7.9%.
What rank is Brazil by Unemployment?
Within the WorldShift MVP set, Brazil ranks #2 (#1 in Americas).
How has Brazil’s Unemployment changed over time?
The chart covers 26 observations. Use 5Y / 10Y / 20Y / MAX to inspect the path.