Work & Labour in Brazil 1,097 indicators covering work & labour for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.93 2025 down 23.3% 25th Public sector employment 11,337 2015 up 25.6% 2nd Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4,458 2025 up 0.6% 1st Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4.35 2025 down 9.7% 23rd LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 14.23 2025 down 15.1% 19th Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 33 2015 up 26.9% 23rd Average hourly earnings of care employees 23.41 2025 up 99.8% 31st Average hourly earnings of care employees 23.41 2025 up 99.8% 31st Informal care employment 5,916 2025 up 22.9% 2nd Informal care employment rate 28.66 2025 up 3.6% 27th Care employment outside the formal sector 5,286 2025 up 17.8% 2nd Share of care employment outside the formal sector 25.61 2025 down 0.8% 24th Average monthly earnings of employees 1,683 2015 up 144.2% 32nd Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 36,489 2025 up 9.6% 5th Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 35.62 2025 down 3.5% 36th Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 35,415 2025 up 8.4% 4th Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 34.57 2025 down 4.5% 34th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 5,682 2025 up 101.2% 27th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 5,682 2025 up 101.2% 27th Average monthly earnings of employees 1,683 2015 up 144.2% 29th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 35.62 2025 down 11.9% 14th Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 36,489 2025 down 3.1% 1st Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 35.62 2025 down 11.9% 14th Informal employment rate 35.62 2025 down 11.9% 14th Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational 86.08 Percentage of earnings of men workers 2024 up 10.0% 9th Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 3,818 2025 up 95.7% 19th Employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 35,415 2025 up 8.2% 1st Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) 34.57 2025 down 1.6% 12th Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 35.27 2025 up 98.7% 25th Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 35.27 2025 up 98.7% 25th Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 2024 unchanged 1st Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper 73.16 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent 2024 up 13.0% 20th Informal employment in STEM occupations 1,454 2025 up 74.3% 1st Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 15.07 2025 up 19.7% 27th Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 1,294 2025 up 74.2% 1st Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 13.41 2025 up 19.6% 17th Informal employment, female 32.0% 2025 down 2.7% 11th Informal employment, male 32.9% 2025 down 2.1% 11th Informal employment 32.5% 2025 down 2.4% 11th Informal employment 74.0% 2025 down 12.2% 13th Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 unchanged 1st Collective bargaining coverage rate 64.8 2020 up 10.2% 14th Informal employment, male 72.9% 2025 down 9.3% 13th Informal employment, female 79.1% 2025 down 15.6% 14th Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8,060 2025 up 25.5% 1st Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in tourism sector 39.13 2025 down 4.9% 27th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in tourism sector 39.41 2025 down 5.3% 27th Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market 0.0% 2022 down 96.5% 21st Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban 0.0% 2022 down 96.5% 22nd Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 down 93.2% 17th Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 down 91.4% 15th Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 down 91.0% 15th Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving All Social 0.1% 2022 down 73.9% 10th Coverage of social protection and labor programs 52.3% 2022 up 12.7% 26th Coverage of social safety net programs 28.1% 2022 up 43.9% 30th Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile 64.3% 2022 up 158.0% 19th Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile 40.6% 2022 up 78.5% 25th Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile 22.3% 2022 up 10.9% 31st Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile 10.3% 2022 down 36.4% 31st Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile 3.1% 2022 down 77.6% 33rd ← Previous Page 8 of 19 Next →