Unemployment rose from 8.4% to 8.6% in the quarter ended February

Unemployment rose from 8.4% to 8.6% in the quarter ended February


The average real income of workers increased by 7.5% compared to the same quarter in 2022

RIO – The rate of unemployment in the country was 8.4% in the quarter ended January to 8.6% in the quarter ended February of this year, according to data from Continuous national sample survey on households (continuous PNAD) released this Friday, 31, from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

The result was within the expectations of the analysts consulted by Stadium/Broadcast. In the same period last year, the unemployment rate measured by Pnad Contínua was 11.2%. In the moving quarter to January, the unemployment rate was 8.4%.

employed population

A employed population it stood at 98.122 million people in the quarter ended February. In one year, this contingent increased by 2.888 million people. already the unemployed population increased by 483,000 people in one quarter, for a total of 9.224 million unemployed in the quarter to February. In one year, 2.792 million people left unemployed.

A inactive population it totaled 66.754 million people in the quarter ended February, 1.473 million more than the previous quarter. In one year there was an increase of 1.457 million people.

OR level of employment – the percentage of employed persons of working age population – went from 56.7% in the quarter ended January to 56.4% in the quarter up to February. In the quarter ended February 2022, the employment level was 55.2%.

Source: Terra

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