Continuous PNAD: unemployment rate is 7.6% and underutilization rate is 17.5% in quarter ended October
November 30, 2023 09h00 AM | Last Updated: December 01, 2023 02h51 AM
The unemployment rate (7.6%) of the quarter ended October 2023 dropped by -0.3 percentage points (p.p.) from the quarter May-July (7.9%) and dropped by 0.7 p.p. against the same period in 2022 (8.3%). This is the lowest unemployment rate since the moving quarter ended February 2015.
| Indicator/Period | Aug-Sep-Oct 2023 | May-Jun-Jul 2023 | Aug-Sep-Oct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 7.6% | 7.9% | 8.3% |
| Underutilization rate | 17.5% | 17.7% | 19.5% |
| Usual real earnings | R$ 2,999 | R$ 2,950 | R$ 2,888 |
| Change of usual real earnings in relation to: | 1.7% | 3.9% | |
Theunemployed population (8.3 million persons) dropped by 3.1% (by 261 thousand persons) in the quarter and by 8.5% (by 763 thousand persons) in the year. That is the lowest figure since the quarter ended April 2015.
The employed population (100.2 million) hit a record in the time series initiated in 2012 and exceeded 100 million workers for the first time, having increased by 0.9% in the quarter (862 thousand persons) and 0.5% (545 thousand persons more) in the year. The employment-population ratio - percentage of employed persons in the population at working age - was estimated at 57.2%, having risen by 0.4 pp against the quarter May-July (56.6%), being stable in the annual comparison.
The compound underutilization rate (17.5%) fell by 0.3 p.p. in relation to the quarter ended b July (17.7%) and by 2.0 p.p. compared with the same quarter in 2020 (19.5%). That was the lowest rate since the quarter ended December 2015.
The underutilized population (20.2 million persons) fell by 2.2% in the previous quarter and retreated 11.6% in the year. It isthe lowest figure since the quarter ended February 2016.
The time-related underemployed population (5.4 million persons) decreased by 5.6% (by 287 thousand persons) in the quarter and by 9.1% (546 thousand persons) in the year.
The population out of the workforce (66.6 million persons) remained stable against the previous quarter and grew by 2.7% (1.7 million persons more) against the same quarter in 2022.
The discouraged population (3.4 million persons) fell by 6.0% from the previous quarter (by 220 thousand persons) and 17.7% (by 741 thousand persons) in the year. It is the lowest number since the quarter ended August 2016.
The percentage of discouraged workers in the workforce or discouraged population (3.1%) dropped by 0.2 pp in the quarter and by 0.6 pp in the year (3.7%).
The number of persons employed with a formal contract in the private sector (except domestic workers) reached 37.6 million persons, with an increase of 1.7% (620 thousand persons) in the quarter and of 2.7% (992 thousand persons) in the year. That is the lowest figure since the quarter ended June 2014. The number of persons employed without a formal contract in the private sector (13.3 million) stood stable in the quarter and in the year.
The number of self-employed workers (25.6 million) increased by 1.3% (317 thousand persons) against the previous quarter and it remained stable in the annual comparison.
The number of domestic workers (5.8 million) was stable in both comparisons, as well as the number of employers (4.2 million) and of workers in the public sector (12.1 million persons).
The informality rate was 39.1% of the employed population (or 39.2 million informal workers) against 39.2% in the previous quarter and 39.1% in the same quarter of 2022.
Usual real earnings (R$2,999) increased by 1.7% in the quarter and 3.9% in the year.
The usual real wage bill (R$295.7 billion) hit a new record figure in the time series, with an increase of 2.6% from the previous quarter and of 4.7% in the annual comparison.
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No trimestre móvel de agosto a outubro de 2023, a força de trabalho (pessoas ocupadas e desocupadas) foi estimada em 108,5 milhões de pessoas, crescendo 0,6% (mais 601 mil) frente ao trimestre de maio a julho de 2023 e ficando estável no ano.
Frente ao trimestre móvel anterior, houve aumento no número de ocupados do grupamento de atividade dos Transporte, armazenagem e correio (3,2%, ou mais 172 mil pessoas). Os demais grupamentos não apresentaram variação significativa.
Frente ao trimestre de agosto a outubro de 2022, houve alta em: Transporte, armazenagem e correio (5,4%, ou mais 283 mil pessoas), Alojamento e alimentação (7,0%, ou mais 365 mil pessoas), Informação, Comunicação e Atividades Financeiras, Imobiliárias, Profissionais e Administrativas (4,2%, ou mais 508 mil pessoas) e Administração pública, defesa, seguridade social, educação, saúde humana e serviços sociais (2,5%, ou mais 439 mil pessoas). Houve redução no grupamento de Agricultura, pecuária, produção florestal, pesca e aquicultura (4,0%, ou menos 351 mil pessoas).
Quanto ao rendimento médio real habitual (R$ 2.999), frente ao trimestre móvel anterior, houve aumento nos seguintes grupamentos: Indústria (4,7%, ou mais R$ 132) Transporte, armazenagem e correio (4,1%, ou mais R$ 110) e Administração pública, defesa, seguridade social, educação, saúde humana e serviços sociais (1,9%, ou mais R$ 78). E houve redução em Agricultura, pecuária, produção florestal, pesca e aquicultura (3,3%, ou menos R$ 63) e Serviços domésticos (2,1%, ou menos R$ 24).
Já na comparação com o trimestre de agosto a outubro de 2022, houve aumento nas categorias: Indústria (6,6%, ou mais R$ 182), Comércio, reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas (4,5%, ou mais R$ 107), Alojamento e alimentação (9,9%, ou mais R$ 179), Administração pública, defesa, seguridade social, educação, saúde humana e serviços sociais (4,1%, ou mais R$ 165) e Serviços domésticos (2,5%, ou mais R$ 27). Houve redução apenas no grupamento de Agricultura, pecuária, produção florestal, pesca e aquicultura (4,8%, ou menos R$ 92).
Entre as posições na ocupação, em relação ao trimestre anterior, houve alta no rendimento médio real habitual apenas na categoria Empregado com carteira de trabalho assinada (2,1%, ou mais R$ 58). Por outro lado, houve redução na categoria de Trabalhador doméstico (2,1%, ou menos R$ 24).
Frente ao mesmo período do ano anterior, houve aumento nas seguintes posições na ocupação: Empregado com carteira de trabalho assinada (2,5%, ou mais R$ 67), Empregado sem carteira de trabalho assinada (5,8%, ou mais R$ 110), Trabalhador doméstico (2,5%, ou mais R$ 27), Empregador (12,9%, ou mais R$ 891) e Conta própria (5,5%, ou mais R$ 127).
