LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil
Brazil: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 10.33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil stood at 10.33. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil peaked at 22.42 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.33, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 22nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.53 | — |
| 2015 | 12.55 | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 16.42 | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 18.32 | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 18.28 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.93 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 22.42 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 20.54 | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 15.26 | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 13.18 | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 11.77 | -10.7% |
| 2025 | 10.33 | -12.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 10.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.99, 94% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.49, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.67 | 10.53 | 18.32 | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.58 | 10.33 | 22.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil was 10.33 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 22.42 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Brazil ranks 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.