Brazil Unemployment Rate, PNAD Contínua, Rolling Three Months (Monthly): Brazil
The latest reading SOTW holds for Brazil is 5.2% for 2026-09, from Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE).
Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · % · SIDRA.BRA.UNEMP.RT.ROLLING3M.M · BRA
Unemployment rate in the reference week, persons aged 14 and over, PNAD Contínua, rolling three-month (moving-quarter) estimate. Persons aged 14 and over (not 15+ or 16+). Each reading is a moving quarter: the period shown is the last of its three months. Historical release times, finality, revision stage and publisher vintages are unknown.
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- Latest
- 5.2
- % · 2026-09
- Previous
- 5.3
- % · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 11.9
- % · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Brazil · history
% · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 5.2 |
| 2026-08 | 5.3 |
| 2026-07 | 5.3 |
| 2026-06 | 5.4 |
| 2026-05 | 5.6 |
| 2026-04 | 5.8 |
| 2026-03 | 6.1 |
| 2026-02 | 5.8 |
| 2026-01 | 5.4 |
| 2025-12 | 5.1 |
| 2025-11 | 5.2 |
| 2025-10 | 5.4 |
| 2025-09 | 5.6 |
| 2025-08 | 5.6 |
| 2025-07 | 5.6 |
| 2025-06 | 5.8 |
| 2025-05 | 6.2 |
| 2025-04 | 6.6 |
| 2025-03 | 7.0 |
| 2025-02 | 6.8 |
| 2025-01 | 6.5 |
| 2024-12 | 6.2 |
| 2024-11 | 6.1 |
| 2024-10 | 6.2 |
| 2024-09 | 6.4 |
| 2024-08 | 6.6 |
| 2024-07 | 6.8 |
| 2024-06 | 6.9 |
| 2024-05 | 7.1 |
| 2024-04 | 7.5 |
| 2024-03 | 7.9 |
| 2024-02 | 7.8 |
| 2024-01 | 7.6 |
| 2023-12 | 7.4 |
| 2023-11 | 7.5 |
| 2023-10 | 7.6 |
| 2023-09 | 7.7 |
| 2023-08 | 7.8 |
| 2023-07 | 7.9 |
| 2023-06 | 8.0 |
| 2023-05 | 8.3 |
| 2023-04 | 8.5 |
| 2023-03 | 8.8 |
| 2023-02 | 8.6 |
| 2023-01 | 8.4 |
| 2022-12 | 7.9 |
| 2022-11 | 8.1 |
| 2022-10 | 8.3 |
| 2022-09 | 8.7 |
| 2022-08 | 8.9 |
| 2022-07 | 9.1 |
| 2022-06 | 9.3 |
| 2022-05 | 9.8 |
| 2022-04 | 10.5 |
| 2022-03 | 11.1 |
| 2022-02 | 11.2 |
| 2022-01 | 11.2 |
| 2021-12 | 11.1 |
| 2021-11 | 11.6 |
| 2021-10 | 12.1 |
| 2021-09 | 12.7 |
| 2021-08 | 13.2 |
| 2021-07 | 13.7 |
| 2021-06 | 14.2 |
| 2021-05 | 14.7 |
| 2021-04 | 14.8 |
| 2021-03 | 14.9 |
| 2021-02 | 14.6 |
| 2021-01 | 14.4 |
| 2020-12 | 14.2 |
| 2020-11 | 14.3 |
| 2020-10 | 14.6 |
| 2020-09 | 14.9 |
| 2020-08 | 14.8 |
| 2020-07 | 14.1 |
| 2020-06 | 13.6 |
| 2020-05 | 13.1 |
| 2020-04 | 12.7 |
| 2020-03 | 12.4 |
| 2020-02 | 11.7 |
| 2020-01 | 11.3 |
| 2019-12 | 11.1 |
| 2019-11 | 11.3 |
| 2019-10 | 11.7 |
| 2019-09 | 11.9 |
| 2019-08 | 11.9 |
| 2019-07 | 11.9 |
| 2019-06 | 12.1 |
| 2019-05 | 12.4 |
| 2019-04 | 12.6 |
| 2019-03 | 12.8 |
| 2019-02 | 12.5 |
| 2019-01 | 12.2 |
| 2018-12 | 11.7 |
| 2018-11 | 11.7 |
| 2018-10 | 11.8 |
| 2018-09 | 12.0 |
| 2018-08 | 12.2 |
| 2018-07 | 12.4 |
| 2018-06 | 12.6 |
| 2018-05 | 12.8 |
| 2018-04 | 13.0 |
| 2018-03 | 13.2 |
| 2018-02 | 12.7 |
| 2018-01 | 12.3 |
| 2017-12 | 11.9 |
| 2017-11 | 12.1 |
| 2017-10 | 12.3 |
| 2017-09 | 12.5 |
| 2017-08 | 12.7 |
| 2017-07 | 12.9 |
| 2017-06 | 13.1 |
| 2017-05 | 13.4 |
| 2017-04 | 13.7 |
| 2017-03 | 13.9 |
| 2017-02 | 13.3 |
| 2017-01 | 12.7 |
| 2016-12 | 12.1 |
| 2016-11 | 12.0 |
| 2016-10 | 11.9 |
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.