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.
Brazil Unemployment Rate 3-months
Last release
27 Mar 2026 12:00 GMT
Actual
5.8%
Forecast
5.7%
Previous
5.4%
Next release
30 Apr 2026 12:00 GMT
Actual
Coming in 2 days
Forecast
6.0%
Previous
5.8%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
31 Jul 2019
Jun 2019
12.0%
12.1%
12.3%
28 Jun 2019
May 2019
12.3%
12.1%
12.5%
31 May 2019
Apr 2019
12.5%
12.7%
12.7%
30 Apr 2019
Mar 2019
12.7%
12.8%
12.4%
29 Mar 2019
Feb 2019
12.4%
12.5%
12.0%
27 Feb 2019
Jan 2019
12.0%
11.8%
11.6%
31 Jan 2019
Dec 2018
11.6%
—
11.6%
28 Dec 2018
Nov 2018
11.6%
—
11.7%
29 Nov 2018
Oct 2018
11.7%
—
11.9%
30 Oct 2018
Sep 2018
11.9%
—
12.1%
28 Sept 2018
Aug 2018
12.1%
—
12.3%
30 Aug 2018
Jul 2018
12.3%
—
12.4%
31 Jul 2018
Jun 2018
12.4%
—
12.7%
29 Jun 2018
May 2018
12.7%
—
12.9%
29 May 2018
Apr 2018
12.9%
—
13.1%
27 Apr 2018
Mar 2018
13.1%
—
12.6%
29 Mar 2018
Feb 2018
12.6%
—
12.2%
28 Feb 2018
Jan 2018
12.2%
—
11.8%
31 Jan 2018
Dec 2017
11.8%
—
12.0%
29 Dec 2017
Nov 2017
12.0%
—
12.2%