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 2nd quarter of 2023, by status
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (August 15, 2023). Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 2nd quarter of 2023, by status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, 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 2nd quarter of 2023, by status." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. 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 2nd quarter of 2023, by status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 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 2nd Quarter of 2023, by Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 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 2nd quarter of 2023, by status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Distribution of total employed population in Brazil from 4th quarter of 2016 to the 2nd quarter of 2023, by status [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039345/distribution-employed-population-status-brazil/