As of January 2023, the mining sector in Brazil employed approximately 201,357 people directly. That was a slight increase from from 198,145 employees a year earlier. During the period of consideration, Brazil's mining sector employment peaked in 2013, at over 218,100 employees.
Number of employees in the mining sector in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração. (July 19, 2023). Number of employees in the mining sector in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062608/brazil-mining-sector-employment/
Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração. "Number of employees in the mining sector in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062608/brazil-mining-sector-employment/
Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração. (2023). Number of employees in the mining sector in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062608/brazil-mining-sector-employment/
Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração. "Number of Employees in The Mining Sector in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062608/brazil-mining-sector-employment/
Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração, Number of employees in the mining sector in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062608/brazil-mining-sector-employment/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of employees in the mining sector in Brazil from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062608/brazil-mining-sector-employment/