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. ▲ Rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 10.33 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure 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 31st of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.3 | — |
| 2013 | 11.38 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 10.53 | -7.5% |
| 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 above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.28, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.19, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.71 | 10.53 | 18.32 | 8 |
| 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 31st out of 89 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 rising.
- 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.