unemployment rate in Brazil has experienced a continual increase throughout 2020, a result mostly related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. As of November 2020, the northeast region registered the largest growth in unemployment. At that point in time, unemployment in the northeast had increased by 70 percent, in comparison to the beginning of May. Meanwhile, the country's south region had the lowest growth in unemployed population during the period.
The Change in the number of unemployed people in Brazil from May to November 2020, by region
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (November 16, 2020). Change in the number of unemployed people in Brazil from May to November 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184907/brazil-unemployment-growth-rate-region/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Change in the number of unemployed people in Brazil from May to November 2020, by region." Chart. November 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184907/brazil-unemployment-growth-rate-region/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2020). Change in the number of unemployed people in Brazil from May to November 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184907/brazil-unemployment-growth-rate-region/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Change in The Number of Unemployed People in Brazil from May to November 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184907/brazil-unemployment-growth-rate-region/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Change in the number of unemployed people in Brazil from May to November 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184907/brazil-unemployment-growth-rate-region/ (last visited October 01, 2023)
Change in the number of unemployed people in Brazil from May to November 2020, by region [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, November 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184907/brazil-unemployment-growth-rate-region/