Work & Labour in Brazil

108 indicators covering work & labour for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.4% 2025 up 2.8% 40th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 60.7% 2025 down 3.2% 35th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.6% 2025 down 0.6% 31st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% 2025 up 4.1% 93rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% 2025 down 0.4% 58th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% 2025 up 1.5% 78th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% 2025 up 0.2% 92nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% 2025 up 3.4% 119th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% 2025 down 3.1% 63rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% 2025 down 1.8% 83rd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.0% 2025 up 5.5% 43rd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.1% 2025 down 3.3% 69th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.2% 2025 down 1.5% 60th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 24.7% 2025 up 0.4% 108th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 34.5% 2025 down 0.8% 86th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 30.3% 2025 down 0.8% 100th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 75.3% 2025 down 0.1% 79th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 65.5% 2025 up 0.4% 101st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 69.7% 2025 up 0.3% 87th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.7% 2025 down 59.2% 114th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 down 54.9% 122nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.1% 2025 down 57.2% 118th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.5% 2025 down 11.3% 88th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 27.5% 2025 down 10.3% 75th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 20.2% 2025 down 11.4% 77th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.3% 2025 up 3.3% 50th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 61.6% 2025 up 8.7% 54th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 72.2% 2025 up 6.4% 50th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 16.6% 2025 down 29.9% 81st
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.0% 2025 down 27.2% 94th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 14.0% 2025 down 28.3% 85th
GDP per person employed 41,840 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.0% 95th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.8% 2025 down 31.7% 80th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.8% 2025 down 33.6% 92nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.2% 2025 down 30.5% 71st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.7% 2025 up 1.2% 106th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% 2025 down 2.5% 70th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% 2025 down 0.9% 95th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.0% 2025 up 2.0% 39th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 59.9% 2025 down 4.5% 31st
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.1% 2025 up 3.8% 126th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.0% 2025 down 1.6% 34th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.6% 2025 down 29.8% 81st
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.9% 2025 down 27.0% 80th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 15.8% 2025 down 32.9% 71st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 24.3% 2025 down 14.9% 82nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 14.5% 2025 down 7.7% 90th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 19.4% 2025 down 12.4% 87th
Productivity: output per hour worked 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 1.3% 73rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 40.4% 2025 up 12.4% 48th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 53.4% 2025 up 2.0% 35th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 47.0% 2025 up 6.2% 41st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 49.5% 2025 up 3.5% 98th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.8% 2025 down 0.7% 61st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.4% 2025 up 1.0% 80th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 21.7% 2025 down 0.2% 109th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 29.4% 2025 down 0.4% 86th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 26.1% 2025 down 0.7% 98th
Unemployment with basic education 7.0% 2025 down 21.5% 57th
Unemployment with basic education, male 5.7% 2025 down 26.8% 67th