Brazil’s Jobless Rate is Close to 12%: 12 Million Are Unemployed

Brazil’s unemployment rate rose to 11.6% in the three months through July, the Brazilian ...

At 13%, Brazil’s Unemployment Rate Lowest in a Decade

In Brazil, unemployment rates in the metropolitan regions of São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto ...

The Typical Brazilian Homeless Is a Young Black Man with a Job

Male, between the ages of 25 and 44, black, literate, with a paying job.  ...

At 8.2%, Unemployment in Brazil Hasn’t Been That Good in 5 Years

The job market in Brazil seems to be improving. Unemployment rate among the Economically ...

60% of Brazilians or 48 Million People Work Under the Table

Over half of Brazilian workers make their livings in the informal economy, estimated in ...

LatAm Countries Gather in Brazil to Discuss Plight of 19 Million Jobless

Around 19 million workers are unemployed at present in Latin America. This total corresponds ...

Jobless in Brazil Grow to 2.3 Million: a 10.4% Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in the six largest Brazilian metropolitan areas was 10.4% in March, ...

Christmas Season Doesn’t Bring More Jobs to Brazil

Unemployment in Brazil remained unchanged in October at 9.6% compared to the previous month, ...

Brazil Reduces Benchmark Interest Rate Again. Still 18.5%.

In a unanimous decision, Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) moved ahead on Wednesday, November ...

Due to Prejudice Majority of Jobless in Brazil Are Women

Women form the majority of the unemployed in Brazil’s six metropolitan areas – Rio ...