Formal employment hits record in July, but number of informal workers also continues to rise, says IBGE
oglobo27 August 2026 at 13:28
Formal employment with a signed work card hit a record in July in Brazil, with the unemployment rate reaching 5.3%, the lowest historical level, according to the IBGE. A total of 899,000 jobs were created in the moving quarter through July, raising the total number of employed people to 103.3 million, also a record in the historical series. However, informal work advanced simultaneously, with an increase in the informality rate. In the passage from one quarter to the next, 1 million new jobs were generated, representing a 1% increase in the employed population.
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