{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Brazil Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Brazil's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 6 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, -0.8pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Brazil","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Brazil Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS?locations=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2025)","value":"6","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":6.887},{"period":"1992","value":7.086},{"period":"1993","value":6.03},{"period":"1994","value":6.579},{"period":"1995","value":7.092},{"period":"1996","value":8.035},{"period":"1997","value":9.003},{"period":"1998","value":10.15},{"period":"1999","value":11.125},{"period":"2000","value":10.889},{"period":"2001","value":10.649},{"period":"2002","value":10.641},{"period":"2003","value":11.168},{"period":"2004","value":10.072},{"period":"2005","value":10.551},{"period":"2006","value":9.692},{"period":"2007","value":9.28},{"period":"2008","value":8.268},{"period":"2009","value":9.419},{"period":"2010","value":8.42},{"period":"2011","value":7.578},{"period":"2012","value":7.251},{"period":"2013","value":7.071},{"period":"2014","value":6.755},{"period":"2015","value":8.538},{"period":"2016","value":11.58},{"period":"2017","value":12.792},{"period":"2018","value":12.329},{"period":"2019","value":11.936},{"period":"2020","value":13.697},{"period":"2021","value":13.158},{"period":"2022","value":9.231},{"period":"2023","value":7.947},{"period":"2024","value":6.801},{"period":"2025","value":5.97}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"6.0","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"-4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.7","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"12.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"12.8","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"9.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Brazil from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 13.7 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6 in 2025. The latest reading of 6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.8pp."}]}