Work & Labour in Brazil

1,097 indicators covering work & labour for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6477 2014 unchanged 62nd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 10.33 2025 down 17.7% 31st
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,454 2025 up 18.4% 2nd
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 57.58 2015 down 6.7% 45th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 104,074 2015 up 11.7% 3rd
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1,374 2017 down 14.6% 28th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 57,718 2015 up 37.7% 3rd
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 76.97 2025 up 2.3% 51st
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 80.53 2025 up 1.0% 52nd
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 4.43 2025 down 22.4% 35th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 1.53 0-6 scale 2012 31st
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 1.53 0-6 scale 2012 31st
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 4.12 0-6 scale 2012 2nd
Labour force participation rate 60.25 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2014 down 4.1% 23rd
Informal employment 36,489 2025 down 3.1% 6th
Informal employment rate 35.62 2025 down 11.9% 41st
Employment outside the formal sector 35,415 2025 up 8.2% 5th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 34.57 2025 down 1.6% 39th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 95,362 National currency 2021 up 394.6% 9th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 13.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.6% 3rd
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 15,986 Persons 2014 up 26.3% 10th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10.49 2015 down 0.6% 11th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10,915 2015 up 11.1% 1st
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 10.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.8% 3rd
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 95.88 million Persons 2013 up 14.8% 2nd
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 6.64 million Persons 2013 down 18.4% 3rd
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 102.52 million Persons 2013 up 11.9% 3rd
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,380 2025 down 14.3% 2nd
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 5.2 2025 down 10.5% 35th
Average hourly earnings of employees 20.97 2025 up 98.2% 53rd
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 76.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 1.7% 25th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 81.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 1.9% 29th
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 6.91 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 2.4% 16th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 7,342 2015 up 10.1% 1st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 22.2 2015 up 16.4% 13th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -22.5 Percentage points 2013 up 6.6% 40th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -22.5 Percentage points 2013 up 6.6% 40th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -21.7 Percentage points 2013 up 4.8% 40th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -21.7 Percentage points 2013 up 4.8% 40th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 3.6 Percentage points 2013 down 26.5% 3rd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 3.6 Percentage points 2013 down 26.5% 3rd
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,129 2025 up 24.2% 3rd
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 7.03 Years 2024 up 4.3% 24th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 37.2% 2025 down 10.7% 41st
Share of male workers in informal employment 37.2% 2025 down 10.7% 41st
Share of workers in informal employment 35.6% 2025 down 11.9% 41st
Share of female workers in informal employment 33.5% 2025 down 13.6% 43rd
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 35.6% 2025 down 11.9% 41st
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 14.23 2025 down 15.1% 27th
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 8.24 Years 2024 down 0.6% 20th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 35.6% 2025 down 11.9% 45th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 35.06 2025 up 2.6% 59th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 35.06 2025 up 2.6% 59th
Gender wage gap 9.98 2025 down 5.6% 26th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 39.31 2025 down 0.3% 32nd
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 20,642 2025 up 20.9% 3rd
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 0 National currency 2021 3rd
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.42 Factor of decile 1 2024 down 8.4% 31st
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 102,454 2025 up 11.4% 4th