Unemployment drops to 6.2% in Brazil in the quarter ended in May

The unemployment rate was 6.2% in the quarter ended in May 2025, according to data released by IBGE. This is a negative variation of 0.6 percentage point compared to the quarter from December 2024 to February 2025, and a drop of 1.0 percentage point compared to the mobile quarter from March to May 2024.

The unoccupied population is 6.8 million people, representing a 8.6% reduction from the quarter from December 2024 to February 2025. The population has increased by 1.2%, totaling 103.9 million people.