Work & Labour in Brazil 1,097 indicators covering work & labour for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employees 71,140 2025 up 11.4% 3rd Public sector employees 8,173 2001 up 8.9% 1st Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 5,363 2025 up 100.5% 47th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 5,363 2025 up 100.5% 46th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 8.8% 2024 down 28.9% 28th Gender wage gap 8.8% 2024 down 28.9% 28th Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 8.8% 2024 down 28.9% 28th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 8.8% 2024 down 28.9% 28th Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 8.8% 2024 down 28.9% 28th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 8.25 2025 down 8.6% 29th Gender wage gap -1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2022 — 38th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.41 2025 down 15.2% 30th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 38.86 2025 down 0.4% 46th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 39.36 2025 down 0.5% 49th SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 20.97 2025 up 98.2% 49th Average hourly earnings of employees 20.97 2025 up 98.2% 42nd Average hourly earnings of employees 20.97 2025 up 98.2% 42nd Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.458 2025 up 5.3% 14th Median hourly earnings of employees 13.11 2025 up 91.6% 42nd Median hourly earnings of employees 13.11 2025 up 91.6% 42nd Median hourly earnings of employees 13.11 2025 up 91.6% 42nd Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 33.83 2025 up 1.9% 44th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 33.87 2025 up 2.0% 44th Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 9,650 2025 up 40.6% 2nd Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 64.2% 2011 up 7.0% 19th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 91.4% 2024 up 27.6% 44th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 75.9% 2024 up 21.7% 43rd SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 5.83 2025 down 31.7% 35th Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 5.83 2025 down 31.7% 35th Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 37.94 2025 down 5.8% 42nd SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 11.58 2025 down 9.3% 27th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 12.16 2025 down 8.2% 22nd Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 6,346 2025 down 26.1% 2nd Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 59.51 2025 up 2.0% 27th Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 102,454 2025 up 11.4% 2nd Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 35.97 2025 up 96.7% 38th Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 35.97 2025 up 96.7% 38th Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 63,352 2025 up 11.1% 2nd Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 63.2 2025 down 0.9% 23rd Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 108,799 2025 up 8.2% 2nd Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 18.9 2020 up 39.8% 19th Public sector employment as a share of total employment 12.5% 2021 up 2.4% 57th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 71,468 Persons 2024 up 11.5% 3rd Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -15.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 up 53.7% 27th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 38.4 2025 up 0.3% 38th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 38.73 2025 up 1.0% 40th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 103,223 Persons 2024 up 12.6% 2nd Trade union density rate 13.03 2019 down 32.5% 54th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 18.7 2025 down 15.4% 15th Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 47.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 up 2.8% 1st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 5,658 2025 down 25.3% 1st LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 10.33 2025 down 17.7% 22nd Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 22.16 2025 down 14.0% 28th Average monthly earnings of care employees 3,362 2025 up 106.8% 34th Average monthly earnings of care employees 3,362 2025 up 106.8% 34th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 13.9% 2021 up 78.2% 62nd SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 unchanged 42nd Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 unchanged 42nd Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 5,454 2025 up 18.4% 1st Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 22.16 2025 down 14.0% 27th ← Previous Page 7 of 19 Next →