Brazil's unemployment rate falls to 9.1%, 9.9 million unemployed

　　China News Agency, Sao Paulo, August 31 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to the employment survey data released by the Brazilian National Geographical Statistics Institute (IBGE) on August 31, local time, from May to July this year, Brazil's unemployment rate was 9.1%, the same as From February to April this year, it fell by 1.4 percentage points compared with the same period, and the number of unemployed nationwide was 9.9 million.

　　Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics publishes unemployment data once a month, with a three-month statistical cycle.

The data show that during this statistical cycle, Brazil’s employed population was 98.7 million, a new high since the statistics began in 2012, an increase of 2.2 million or 2.2% compared with February to April this year; compared with the same period last year. An increase of 8 million, an increase of 8.8%.

　　During this statistical cycle, the number of unemployed people in Brazil was 9.9 million, and the unemployment rate fell by 4.6 percentage points compared with the same period last year, the lowest level since the three-month statistical cycle ended in January 2016. This is also the fifth consecutive unemployment rate in Brazil. cycle down.

The unemployment rate in Brazil in the previous four statistical cycles was 11.1% (January to March this year), 10.5% (February to April this year), 9.8% (March to May this year) and 9.3% (April this year) to June).

　　Formal employment in Brazil was 35.8 million, an increase of 1.6% from February to April this year and a 10% increase from the same period last year.

The number of self-employed workers was 25.9 million, an increase of 1.3% compared to February-April this year and a 3.5% increase compared to the same period last year.

　　In terms of wages and salaries, during this statistical period, the average monthly salary of Brazilian employees was 2,693 reals (about 5.18 reals per US dollar), which was higher than the 2,618 reals from February to April this year, but lower than the same period last year. 2773 reais.

　　Adriana Beringuy, an analyst responsible for compiling employment data at the National Geographical Statistics Institute of Brazil, said that since the beginning of this year, with the improvement of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and further recovery of economic activities, Brazil's labor market has also gradually recovered, and the country has lost jobs. rate showed a continuous downward trend.

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