In 2022, the number of discouraged job seekers in Brazil has been on an upward trend since 2016, increasing from 796,700 in that year to more than 1.26 million. Throughout the period under consideration, the number of women among the unemployed who were not looking for work was higher than that of their male counterparts, although in 2022 the number had decreased compared to 2012, when there were more than one million discouraged female jobseekers.
Number of discouraged job-seekers in Brazil from 2012 to 2022, by gender
(in 1,000s)
The source defines discouraged job-seekers as "those persons of working age who during a specified reference period were without work and available for work, but did not look for work in the recent past for specific reasons (for example, believing that there were no jobs available, believing there were none for which they would qualify, or having given up hope of finding employment)."
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ILO. (September 24, 2023). Number of discouraged job-seekers in Brazil from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344590/discouraged-job-seekers-by-gender-brazil/
ILO. "Number of discouraged job-seekers in Brazil from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344590/discouraged-job-seekers-by-gender-brazil/
ILO. (2023). Number of discouraged job-seekers in Brazil from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344590/discouraged-job-seekers-by-gender-brazil/
ILO. "Number of Discouraged Job-seekers in Brazil from 2012 to 2022, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344590/discouraged-job-seekers-by-gender-brazil/
ILO, Number of discouraged job-seekers in Brazil from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344590/discouraged-job-seekers-by-gender-brazil/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of discouraged job-seekers in Brazil from 2012 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], ILO, September 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344590/discouraged-job-seekers-by-gender-brazil/
