Brazil Unemployment Rate 3-months

Country: Brazil, BRL
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Source: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Last release
Actual
5.4%
Forecast
5.4%
Previous
5.6%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 23 days
Forecast
5.6%
Previous
5.4%
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Feb 2011
6.4%
—
Jan 2011
6.1%
—
Dec 2010
5.3%
—
Nov 2010
5.7%
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Unemployment Rate represents a percentage of unemployed workers in relation to the entire Brazilian population in the reported month. A decline in the unemployment rate is an indication of an increase in the purchasing power of the population, which can stimulate the national economy and thus have a positive effect on the Brazilian real quotes.