Work & Labour in Brazil 1,097 indicators covering work & labour for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.3% 2025 up 3.3% 51st Employment in industry (% of total employment) 20.2% 2025 down 11.4% 77th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 27.5% 2025 down 10.3% 75th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.5% 2025 down 11.3% 88th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.1% 2025 down 57.2% 118th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 down 54.9% 122nd Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.7% 2025 down 59.2% 114th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 69.7% 2025 up 0.3% 88th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 65.5% 2025 up 0.4% 102nd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 75.3% 2025 down 0.1% 80th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 30.3% 2025 down 0.8% 100th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 34.5% 2025 down 0.8% 86th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 24.7% 2025 up 0.4% 108th Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.2% 2025 down 1.5% 61st Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.1% 2025 down 3.3% 70th Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.0% 2025 up 5.5% 43rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 4.9% 63rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 4.9% 63rd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 26.1% 2025 down 0.7% 98th GDP per person employed 41,840 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.0% 95th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 12.5% 96th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 12.5% 96th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year 2025 up 647.0% 91st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year 2025 up 647.0% 91st GDP per employed person 41,840 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.0% 95th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.73 2027 up 50.3% 104th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.73 2027 up 50.3% 104th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0075 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.4% 144th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.6% 145th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 7,301 2025 up 69.4% 4th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 8.2% 2023 down 18.2% 120th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 5.02 2025 down 44.4% 46th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 53.67 2025 up 1.2% 106th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 53.67 2025 up 1.2% 106th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 53.67 2025 up 1.2% 106th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 144th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7.6% 144th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -6.05 % change on previous year 2023 down 435.1% 171st Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 63.2 2025 down 0.9% 99th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.8% 2025 down 31.7% 82nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.8% 2025 down 33.6% 94th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.2% 2025 down 30.5% 73rd SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 59.59 2026 down 2.7% 18th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 59.59 2026 down 2.7% 18th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.75 2027 down 47.1% 98th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.75 2027 down 47.1% 98th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 3.94 million 2027 up 16.3% 7th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 26.69 2027 up 12.6% 78th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 38.08 2027 up 1.5% 107th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.79 2027 down 26.0% 90th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 4,955 2027 down 15.2% 6th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 98,389 2027 up 16.3% 7th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.46 2027 down 21.7% 88th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 5,728 2027 down 30.7% 7th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% 2025 down 2.5% 70th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.7% 2025 up 1.2% 106th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% 2025 down 0.9% 95th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 53.7% 2025 up 1.2% 106th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 53.7% 2025 up 1.2% 106th ← Previous Page 2 of 19 Next →