In the second quarter of 2023, almost 69 percent of the employed population of Brazil had "paid jobs", or jobs where they had an employment contract with the right to a basic salary. This share has been growing steadily in recent years, while the share of self-employed workers has been declining.
Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 3rd quarter of 2023, by status
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (November 22, 2023). Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 3rd quarter of 2023, by status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 3rd quarter of 2023, by status." Chart. November 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2023). Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 3rd quarter of 2023, by status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Distribution of Total Employed Population in Brazil from 4th Quarter of 2016 to The 3rd Quarter of 2023, by Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 3rd quarter of 2023, by status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 3rd quarter of 2023, by status [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, November 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/