Unemployment Rate Medium Impact % Lower is Better
Brazil · 158 historical releases · 150 with estimates
Latest Actual
6.1 %
Unemployment Rate (Mar)
Previous
5.8 %
Change
+0.3
Historical Avg
9.31
158 releases
Range
4.3 — 14.7
Low — High
Beat Rate
47.3%
71 of 150
Miss Rate
22.0%
33 of 150
Historical Releases
All Releases
166
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Unemployment Rate (May) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | — | 6.0 | 6.1 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2026-03-27 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | +0.4 | -1.75% |
| 2026-03-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2026-03-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | — | — | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | — | 5.3 | 5.1 | — | — |
| 2026-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-12-30 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | -0.2 | +3.7% |
| 2025-11-28 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | -0.2 | +1.82% |
| 2025-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.0 | -1.82% |
| 2025-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-09-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | -0.2 | +1.75% |
| 2025-08-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | — | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | -0.4 | +3.33% |
| 2025-06-27 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | -0.4 | +3.13% |
| 2025-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | -0.4 | +4.35% |
| 2025-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2025-03-28 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2025-02-27 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | +0.3 | +1.52% |
| 2025-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | +0.1 | -1.64% |
| 2024-12-27 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2024-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | -0.2 | +1.54% |
| 2024-09-27 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | -0.2 | +1.49% |
| 2024-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2024-06-28 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | -0.4 | +2.74% |
| 2024-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | -0.4 | +2.6% |
| 2024-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | +0.1 | +2.47% |
| 2024-03-28 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2024-02-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | +0.2 | +2.56% |
| 2024-02-29 | Unemployment Rate | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | +0.2 | +2.56% |
| 2024-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | -0.1 | +2.63% |
| 2023-12-29 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -0.1 | +1.3% |
| 2023-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-09-29 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-07-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | -0.3 | +2.44% |
| 2023-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2023-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | -0.3 | +2.3% |
| 2023-04-28 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.6 | +0.2 | +2.22% |
| 2023-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.4 | +0.2 | +1.15% |
| 2023-03-17 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | +0.5 | -1.2% |
| 2023-02-28 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | -0.2 | +1.25% |
| 2023-01-19 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2022-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | -0.4 | +2.35% |
| 2022-10-27 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2022-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2022-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2022-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.8 | -0.5 | +1.06% |
| 2022-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.5 | -0.7 | +3.92% |
| 2022-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.1 | -0.6 | +4.55% |
| 2022-04-29 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.2 | -0.1 | +2.63% |
| 2022-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.2 | — | +1.75% |
| 2022-03-18 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.1 | +0.1 | +1.75% |
| 2022-02-24 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.6 | -0.5 | +0.89% |
| 2022-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.1 | -0.5 | +0.85% |
| 2021-12-28 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.6 | -0.5 | +1.63% |
| 2021-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.1 | -0.5 | +0.79% |
| 2021-10-27 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.7 | -0.5 | +1.49% |
| 2021-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | — | 13.9 | 14.1 | — | — |
| 2021-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.6 | -0.5 | +2.08% |
| 2021-07-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.7 | -0.1 | -0.69% |
| 2021-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2021-05-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2021-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.2 | +0.2 | +0.69% |
| 2021-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.9 | +0.3 | -0.71% |
| 2021-02-26 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.1 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2021-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.3 | -0.2 | -0.71% |
| 2020-12-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.6 | -0.3 | +2.72% |
| 2020-11-27 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.4 | +0.2 | +2.01% |
| 2020-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.8 | +0.6 | -1.41% |
| 2020-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | +0.5 | -0.73% |
| 2020-08-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.9 | +0.4 | -0.76% |
| 2020-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.6 | +0.3 | +0.77% |
| 2020-05-28 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 12.6 | 13.3 | 12.2 | +0.4 | +5.26% |
| 2020-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 12.2 | 12.5 | 11.6 | +0.6 | +2.4% |
| 2020-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.2 | +0.4 | -0.0% |
| 2020-02-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.0 | +0.2 | +0.88% |
| 2020-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2019-12-27 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.6 | -0.4 | +1.75% |
| 2019-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2019-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.8 | — | -1.72% |
| 2019-09-27 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | — | -0.85% |
| 2019-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | -0.2 | +0.84% |
| 2019-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.3 | -0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2019-06-28 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2019-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2019-04-30 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.4 | +0.3 | +0.78% |
| 2019-03-29 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.0 | +0.4 | -0.0% |
| 2019-02-27 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.6 | +0.4 | -0.84% |
| 2019-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.6 | — | -0.87% |
| 2018-12-28 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.7 | -0.1 | -0.87% |
| 2018-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2018-10-30 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2018-09-28 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | -0.2 | +0.82% |
| 2018-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2018-07-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | -0.3 | +1.59% |
| 2018-06-29 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.9 | -0.2 | -0.79% |
| 2018-05-29 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | -0.2 | +0.77% |
| 2018-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 | +0.5 | -1.55% |
| 2018-03-29 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.2 | +0.4 | -0.8% |
| 2018-02-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 | +0.4 | -1.67% |
| 2018-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | -0.2 | +0.84% |
| 2017-12-29 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.2 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2017-11-30 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2017-10-31 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2017-09-29 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | -0.2 | +0.79% |
| 2017-08-31 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -0.2 | +1.54% |
| 2017-07-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | -0.3 | +2.26% |
| 2017-06-30 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 13.3 | 13.8 | 13.6 | -0.3 | +3.62% |
| 2017-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.7 | -0.1 | +2.16% |
| 2017-04-28 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.2 | +0.5 | -0.0% |
| 2017-03-31 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.6 | +0.6 | -0.0% |
| 2017-02-24 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.0 | +0.6 | -1.61% |
| 2017-01-31 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016-12-29 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016-11-29 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | — | -0.85% |
| 2016-10-27 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | — | +0.84% |
| 2016-09-30 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | +0.2 | -0.85% |
| 2016-08-30 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.3 | +0.3 | -0.87% |
| 2016-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.2 | +0.1 | +0.88% |
| 2016-06-29 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.2 | — | +1.75% |
| 2016-05-31 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.9 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2016-04-29 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 10.9 | — | 10.2 | +0.7 | — |
| 2016-03-23 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | +0.6 | -1.23% |
| 2016-02-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.6 | 7.95 | 6.9 | +0.7 | +4.4% |
| 2016-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | -0.6 | +6.76% |
| 2015-12-17 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | -0.4 | +6.25% |
| 2015-11-19 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | +0.3 | -3.95% |
| 2015-10-22 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | — | +2.56% |
| 2015-09-24 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | +0.1 | +1.3% |
| 2015-08-20 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.5 | 7.05 | 6.9 | +0.6 | -6.38% |
| 2015-07-23 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2015-06-25 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | +0.3 | -1.52% |
| 2015-05-21 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | +0.2 | -1.59% |
| 2015-04-28 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | +0.3 | -1.64% |
| 2015-03-26 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | +0.6 | -3.51% |
| 2015-02-26 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | +1.0 | -6.0% |
| 2015-01-29 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 | +4.44% |
| 2014-12-19 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | +0.1 | -9.09% |
| 2014-11-19 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 4.7 | — | 4.9 | -0.2 | — |
| 2014-10-23 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | -0.1 | +3.92% |
| 2014-09-25 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-09-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.8 | — | 4.9 | -0.1 | — |
| 2014-09-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.9 | — | 4.8 | +0.1 | — |
| 2014-09-25 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 5.0 | — | 4.9 | +0.1 | — |
| 2014-05-22 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | -0.1 | +5.77% |
| 2014-04-17 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | -0.1 | +7.41% |
| 2014-03-27 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2014-02-20 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | +0.5 | +5.88% |
| 2014-01-30 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 4.3 | — | 4.6 | -0.3 | — |
| 2013-12-19 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | -0.6 | +6.12% |
| 2013-11-21 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | -0.2 | +1.89% |
| 2013-10-24 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | +0.1 | -1.89% |
| 2013-09-26 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 5.3 | — | 5.6 | -0.3 | — |
| 2013-08-22 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | -0.4 | +3.45% |
| 2013-07-24 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.0 | — | 5.8 | +0.2 | — |
| 2013-06-20 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-05-23 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-04-25 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | +0.1 | +3.39% |
| 2013-03-28 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | +0.2 | +1.75% |
| 2013-02-26 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | — | — | — | — | — |