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Macro · IBGE
Unemployment rate (PNAD Contínua)
The unemployment rate was 5.2% in the rolling quarter Jul-Aug-Sep 2026.
The PNAD Contínua unemployment rate (IBGE) is the share of the labour force that looked for a job and did not find one. It is measured over a ROLLING quarter: the August figure covers June, July and August, and the September one shifts the window by a month.
Jul-Aug-Sep 2026
Jul-Aug-Sep 2025
History
The last 24 rolling quarters
| rolling quarter ending | unemployment rate, % |
|---|---|
| Jul-Aug-Sep 2026 | 5.2 |
| Jun-Jul-Aug 2026 | 5.3 |
| May-Jun-Jul 2026 | 5.3 |
| Apr-May-Jun 2026 | 5.4 |
| Mar-Apr-May 2026 | 5.6 |
| Feb-Mar-Apr 2026 | 5.8 |
| Jan-Feb-Mar 2026 | 6.1 |
| Dec-Jan-Feb 2026 | 5.8 |
| Nov-Dec-Jan 2026 | 5.4 |
| Oct-Nov-Dec 2025 | 5.1 |
| Sep-Oct-Nov 2025 | 5.2 |
| Aug-Sep-Oct 2025 | 5.4 |
| Jul-Aug-Sep 2025 | 5.6 |
| Jun-Jul-Aug 2025 | 5.6 |
| May-Jun-Jul 2025 | 5.6 |
| Apr-May-Jun 2025 | 5.8 |
| Mar-Apr-May 2025 | 6.2 |
| Feb-Mar-Apr 2025 | 6.6 |
| Jan-Feb-Mar 2025 | 7.0 |
| Dec-Jan-Feb 2025 | 6.8 |
| Nov-Dec-Jan 2025 | 6.5 |
| Oct-Nov-Dec 2024 | 6.2 |
| Sep-Oct-Nov 2024 | 6.1 |
| Aug-Sep-Oct 2024 | 6.2 |
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Source and licence
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — SIDRA — Sistema IBGE de Recuperação Automática (apisidra.ibge.gov.br).
- Unemployment rate, rolling quarter, % (PNAD Contínua, SIDRA 6381/4099)
Licence: public statistics, free to reproduce with the source cited (IBGE); federal open data (Decree 8,777/2016). Condition: free use, including commercial, citing IBGE as the source.
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How to cite
Source: https://dadosb3.com/macro/desemprego?lang=en (Dados B3) — Unemployment rate (PNAD Contínua), figure published by IBGE (SIDRA; public statistics), not recomputed; data version 2026-11-03-delistadas-proventos-cvm; latest figure 2026-09. Open methodology at https://dadosb3.com/metodologia/indicadores_macro?lang=en.
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Coverage: Jan-Feb-Mar 2012 → Jul-Aug-Sep 2026 · 175 points · Not investment advice.
Sources: CVM (open data, ODbL) and B3 (COTAHIST). Not affiliated with B3 or the CVM. Not investment advice.
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