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Brazil Employment

QuarterlyNot seasonally adjustedCode BR.EMP.Q.NSA

Latest (y/y)0.7%Q2 2026
Previous (y/y)1.5%Q1 2026
Level103,057 thousandsQ2 2026

Brazil Employment was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.5% in Q1 2026.

The level stood at 103,057 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since Q3 2023.

Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 7th highest.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.1% (Q3 2020) to 11.4% (Q3 2021), averaging 1.3%.

Brazil Employment, annual % change, Q1 2013 – Q2 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%2014201620182020202220242026Robomacro
Brazil Employment, annual % change, Q1 2013 – Q2 2026. Source: IBGE SIDRA (Sistema IBGE de Recuperacao Automatica), Brazil.
Brazil Employment, level (thousands)80k85k90k95k100k105k2014201620182020202220242026Robomacro
Brazil Employment, level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
Q2 2026103,057 thousands0.7
Q1 2026101,976 thousands1.5
Q4 2025102,998 thousands1.1
Q3 2025102,433 thousands1.4
Q2 2025102,316 thousands2.4
Q1 2025100,511 thousands2.3
Q4 2024101,832 thousands2.8
Q3 2024101,058 thousands3.2
Q2 202499,883 thousands2.9
Q1 202498,290 thousands2.4
Q4 202399,062 thousands1.6
Q3 202397,938 thousands0.5
Q2 202397,038 thousands0.6
Q1 202395,978 thousands2.6
Q4 202297,517 thousands3.8
Q3 202297,435 thousands6.8
Q2 202296,445 thousands9.9
Q1 202293,523 thousands9.4
Q4 202193,988 thousands9.7
Q3 202191,265 thousands11.4
Q2 202187,743 thousands6.2
Q1 202185,497 thousands−6.6
Q4 202085,669 thousands−8.8
Q3 202081,954 thousands−12.1

Last 24 observations. The full history (58 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 2012
Observations58
FrequencyQuarterly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high11.4% (Q3 2021)
10-year low−12.1% (Q3 2020)
10-year average1.3%
Source agencyIBGE SIDRA (Sistema IBGE de Recuperacao Automatica), Brazil
Makrognosis codeBR.EMP.Q.NSA

Employment: how Brazil compares

#EconomyPeriodLatest
1ThailandQ3 20265.5%
2SwitzerlandQ2 20262.0%
3NorwayQ3 20261.5%
4MalaysiaQ3 20261.2%
5AustraliaQ3 20261.2%
6United KingdomQ3 20261.0%
7BrazilQ2 20260.7%
8JapanQ3 20260.5%
9DenmarkQ2 20260.1%
10TaiwanQ3 20260.09%
11CanadaQ4 20260.08%
12PolandQ2 2026−0.1%
13South AfricaQ2 2026−0.4%
14TurkeyQ3 2026−1.3%

Employment by country: all 14 economies ranked →

Other Brazil indicators

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FAQ

What is the current employment in Brazil?
The latest reading is 0.7% year on year for Q2 2026, published by IBGE SIDRA (Sistema IBGE de Recuperacao Automatica), Brazil.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from IBGE SIDRA (Sistema IBGE de Recuperacao Automatica), Brazil and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code BR.EMP.Q.NSA.

Last updated 2026-08-14. Source: IBGE SIDRA (Sistema IBGE de Recuperacao Automatica), Brazil. Original title: “Brazil Employed persons, PNAD Continuous (IBGE)”.