Work & Labour in Brazil 1,097 indicators covering work & labour for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.5% 2025 up 2.0% 82nd Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 636,118 2011 up 96.6% 4th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 46.7% 2025 up 5.4% 33rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 52.8% 2025 up 0.5% 31st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 40.4% 2025 up 12.4% 43rd Part time employment, female 31.9% 2025 down 12.8% 49th Part time employment, male 18.6% 2025 down 3.7% 41st Part time employment, total 24.4% 2025 down 8.4% 47th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 678 Co-inventions 2023 down 64.5% 24th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 60.0% 2025 down 2.3% 15th Annual working hours per worker 1,994 hours per worker 2023 down 2.0% 61st Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,994 hours per worker 2023 down 2.0% 61st Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 11.5% 2024 down 11.6% 60th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 6.8% 2024 up 0.6% 63rd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,994 hours per worker 2023 down 2.0% 61st Incidence of part-time employment 24.76 2025 down 4.5% 63rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 9,241 2025 down 21.3% 4th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.77 2025 down 13.2% 47th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 5,658 2025 down 25.3% 5th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 18.7 2025 down 15.4% 45th Employees 71,140 2025 up 11.4% 3rd Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 103,224 Persons 2024 up 12.6% 5th Unemployed population — Unemployment 1,176 Persons 2014 down 52.5% 14th Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 71,469 Persons 2024 up 10.2% 2nd Employment by professional status 103,224 Persons 2024 up 12.2% 2nd Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 1,118 2019 up 115.8% 2nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 38.86 2025 down 0.4% 55th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 39.36 2025 down 0.5% 59th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 133,480 2020 up 8,333.4% 1st Youth employees 20,723 2012 up 5.4% 2nd Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 5,697 2019 up 31.3% 42nd Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 39.2 2025 down 0.6% 57th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 39.64 2025 down 0.7% 50th Average monthly earnings of employees 3,393 2025 up 98.4% 68th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 86.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 1.9% 18th Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 89,044 Persons 2024 up 14.7% 3rd Average monthly earnings of employees 3,393 2025 up 98.4% 66th Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 10,154 Persons 2024 down 4.0% 5th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 165.99 million Persons 2019 up 15.0% 3rd Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 9.84 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2024 down 14.7% 16th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.442 2025 up 6.0% 17th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,200 2025 up 84.1% 71st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 11.5% 2024 down 11.6% 55th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 38.7% 2025 up 4.3% 37th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,200 2025 up 84.1% 70th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,200 2025 up 84.1% 70th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 3.25 2024 up 65.0% 58th Own-account workers, total 25.2% 2016 up 13.4% 93rd Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 39.45 Hours per week per person 2024 down 1.0% 13th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 12,786 2025 up 14.9% 2nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.93 2025 down 23.3% 37th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,458 2025 up 0.6% 2nd Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.35 2025 down 9.7% 35th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,765 2025 up 47.9% 2nd Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.5424 2014 down 14.3% 69th Labor market, Overall 0.7973 2014 down 2.7% 18th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.8667 2014 unchanged 33rd ← Previous Page 5 of 19 Next →