Unemployment drops to 5.3% in August, record high in occupied population
Rate falls in August, while occupied population reaches 103.5 million and total income hits highest level in the series. Read in Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Unemployment rate in Brazil dropped to 5.3% in the quarter ending August 2026.
- The number of employed Brazilians reached a record high of 103.5 million.
- The number of unemployed individuals decreased to 5.8 million.
- The workforce also reached a record high of 109.3 million people.
- Real habitual income grew by 3.7% year-on-year to R$ 3,777.
- The total real income mass reached a record R$ 385.6 billion.
- Industry and Construction sectors showed the most significant job growth in the quarter.
- Transport, storage, and mail saw the largest annual job growth.
- Employment with a formal contract reached a series high of 39.5 million workers in the private sector.
- Informality accounted for 37.5% of the occupied population.