The unemployment rate(11.6%) in the moving quarter Sep-Nov 2021 fell by 1.6 percentage points from the quarter Jun-Aug 2021 (13.1%) and fell 2.8 p.p. from the same moving quarter in 2020 (14.4%).

The unemployed population (12.4 million persons) decreased by 10.6% (1.5 million persons) from the quarter ended August and fell 14.5% (2.1 million persons) against the same moving quarter in 2020.

The employed population (94.9 million persons) increased by 3.5% (3.2 million persons) from the previous quarter and increased by 9.7% (8.4 million persons) against the same quarter in 2020.

Theemployment population ratio (percentage of employed persons in the working age population) reached 55.1%, having increased by 1.7 p.p. against the previous quarter (53.4%) and 4.4 p.p. in the annual comparison (50.8%).

The compound underutilization rate (25%) fell by 2.2 p.p. against the quarter Jun-Aug 2021 (27.2%) and 4.1 p.p. against the same quarter in 2020 (29.1%).

The underutilized population (29.1 million persons) fell by 7.1% (2.2 million persons) from the previous quarter (31.3 million persons) and 11% (3.6 million persons) in comparison with the same quarter in 2020 (32.7 million underutilized workers).

The time-related underemployed population (7.6 million) fell by 2.7% against the previous quarter (a decrease of 214 thousand persons) and increased 11.7% in the year (6.8 million persons).

The population out of the workforce (64.8 million persons) fell 2.0% (1.3 million persons) from the previous quarter and fell 6.7 % in the year (by 4.6 million persons).

The discouraged population (4.9 million persons) fell by 6.8% (356 thousand persons) against the previous quarter and decreased by 14.4% (819 thousand persons) against the same period in 2020.

The percentage of discouraged persons s in the workforce a (4.4%) declined from the previous quarter (0.4 p.p.) and also from the same quarter in 2020 (1.0 p.p.).

The number of workers with a formal employment contract in the private sector (except domestic workers) was of 34.2 million persons, having increased 4% (1.3 million persons more) against the previous quarter and 8.4% (2.6 million persons more) against 2020.

The number of workers without a formal contract in the private sector (12.2 million persons) against the previous quarter and 18.7% (1.9 million persons) against 2020.

The number of self-employed workers (25.8 million persons) increased 2.3% (588 thousand persons) in the monthly comparison and 14.3% (3.2 million) in the annual comparison.

The number of domestic workers (5.6 million persons) increased by 6% (315 thousand persons) in the quarter and 22.5% (1.0 million persons) in the year.

The informality rate was 40.6% of the employed population, or 38.6 million informal workers. In the quarter Jul-Aug, the rate was 40.6% and, in the same quarter of 2020, 38.7%.

Usual real earnings (R$ 2,444) decreased by 4.5% against the previous quarter and decreased by 11.4% in relation to the same quarter in 2020. That was the lowest earnings in the time series initiated in 2012. The usual real wage bill (R$ 227 billion) did not record statistically significant changes in either comparison.

Unemployment rate - Brazil - 2012/2021

In the moving quarter Sep-Nov 2021, workforce (employed and unemployed persons) amounted to 107.3 million persons, having increased 1.6% (1.7 million persons) against the quarter Jun-Aug 2021 and 6.2% (6.2 million persons) against the same quarter in 2020.

Against the previous moving quarter, employment increased in seven of the ten groups of activities: General Industry (3.7%, or 439 thousand persons), Construction (4.6%, or 332 thousand persons), Trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (4.1%, or 719 thousand persons), Lodging and feeding (9.3%, or 438 thousand persons), Public administration, defense, social security, education, human health and social services (2.0%, or 326 thousand persons), Other services (9.3%, or 403 thousand persons) and Domestic services (6.0%, or 321 thousand persons). The other groups did not record significant changes.

Against the same moving quarter in 2020, employment increased in nine groups: Agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing and aquaculture (5.5%, or 461 thousand persons), General Industry (8.2%, or 935 thousand persons), Construction (20.0%, or 1.2 million persons), Trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (10.4%, or 1.7 million persons), Transportation, storage and mailing (8.6%, or 382 thousand persons), Lodging and feeding (24.0%, or 994 thousand persons), Information, Communication and Financial, Real Estate, Professional and Administrative Activities (8.3%, or 869 thousand persons), Other services (13.9%, or 580 thousand persons) and Domestic services (22.0%, or 1.0 million persons). The group Public administration defense, social security, education, human health and social services did not record significant changes.

Compound underutilization rate - Quarters Sep-Nov - Brazil - 2012 to 2021 (%)

None of the groups of activities recorded increases in average real earnings, against the previous quarter, but four of them recorded decreases: Industry (6.1%, or R$ 155), Information, Communication and Financial, Real Estate, Professional and Administrative Activities (4.0%, or R$ 146), Public administration defense, social security, education, human health and social services (7.1%, or R$ 270) and Domestic services (2.3%, or R$ 22). None of the other groups recorded significant changes.

In the annual comparison, no group recorded increase in earnings, but six of them faced decrease: Agriculture, livestock, forestry, fishing and aquaculture (7.1%, R$ 116), Industry (15.5%, R$ 439), Trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (9.5%, or R$ 206), Information, Communication and Financial, Real Estate, Professional and Administrative Activities (9.4%, or R$ 363), Public administration defense, social security, education, human health and social services (12.8%, or R$ 520) and e Domestic services (4.4%, or R$ 43).

In the quarterly comparison, none of the employment types recorded increases in earnings: Workers with a formal contract (4.0%, or R$ 97), Worker without a formal contract (6.8%, or R$ 111), Domestic worker (2.3%, or R$ 22) and Worker in the public sector (including military and civil servants) (5.2%, or R$ 215).

Against the same moving quarter in 2020, the six main employment types recorded decrease of earnings.