Brazil - Unemployment





Brazil: Unemployment

Mnemonic LBU.IBRA
Unit Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 2.6 %
Data Jan 2024 8,292
Dec 2023 8,082

Series Information

Source Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Release National Continuous Household Sample Survey (PNADC)
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 1/31/2012
End Date 1/31/2024

Brazil: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Labor Force Jan 2024 108,885 109,066 Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA Monthly
Unemployment Jan 2024 8,292 8,082 Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA Monthly
Unemployment Rate Jan 2024 7.6 7.4 % 3-mo MA, NSA Monthly
Total Employment 2021 55,296,012 52,696,808 # Annual
Agriculture Employment 2017 10,763,597 10,509,254 # Annual

Release Information

For Brazil, the "Continuous PNAD" (PNADC, PNAD Contínua, "Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua", "national continuous household sample survey") is a replacement for the "Monthly Employment Survey - PME" and the "National Sample Survey of Households - PNAD". Results are reported monthly for national series (PNADC/M) and quarterly for subnational series (PNADC/T).

  • Source program: PNAD Contínua, "Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua", "national continuous household sample survey"
  • Age scope: 14 years and older
  • Measurements
  • Cumulation: 3-month moving average
  • Native frequencies:
    • Monthly for country
    • Quarterly for subnational
  • Geo levels

The National Survey by Household Sample Continuous Quarterly covers the resident population in the Greater Regional Areas of:

  • North Brazil
  • Northeast Brazil
  • Southeast Brazil
  • South Brazil
  • Midwest Brazil

The Continuous PNAD incorporates international recommendations and was assisted by the ILO in the process of developing this study.

The search rotation scheme is 1-2 (5), or a household is interviewed in a month, two months the remains out of the sample and returns to the next interview. The process is repeated until he is interviewed five times. In short, a household is interviewed for five quarters, once every quarter.

Real series are based off of current quarter.

The data is collected through a Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) using Continuous PNAD questionnaire and interview guide.  It is disseminated through online digital publishing.