In 2022, one third of the employed population of Brazil were considered self-employed. Meanwhile, overall labor force participation rate in Brazil had shown a slight increase since 2012, before falling in 2020 .
Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Brazil from 2012 to 2022
According to ILO, self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs", which are commonly characterized as jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers comprise four sub-categories: employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.
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ILO. (September 23, 2023). Self-employed workers as share of total employed population in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038844/share-self-employed-workers-brazil/
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