In 2022, approximately 18 percent of internet users surveyed in Brazil said they had searched for a job or had sent applications online, down from 21 percent of respondents three years before. In October 2021, the unemployment rate in Brazil amounted to 12.1 percent.
Seeking employment or sending applications online among internet users in Brazil from 2017 to 2022
users who accessed internet at least once in the past 3 months
Method of interview
Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
Supplementary notes
* Counting for 2022.
Figures preceding 2022 come from earlier releases.
Data for 2022 was collected between October 2021 and March 2022.
Data for 2021 is not available for this indicator.
Data for 2020 was collected between October 2019 and March 2020.
Data for 2019 was collected between October 2018 and March 2019.
Data for 2018 was collected between November 2017 and May 2018.
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CETIC. (June 21, 2022). Seeking employment or sending applications online among internet users in Brazil from 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085079/brazil-seeking-employment-sending-applications-online/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CETIC. "Seeking employment or sending applications online among internet users in Brazil from 2017 to 2022." Chart. June 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085079/brazil-seeking-employment-sending-applications-online/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CETIC. (2022). Seeking employment or sending applications online among internet users in Brazil from 2017 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085079/brazil-seeking-employment-sending-applications-online/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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