The number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked increased significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the third quarter of 2021, approximately 7.8 million people were underemployed. By the second quarter of 2024, this number had fallen to less than 5.1 million.
Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2024
(in 1,000 inhabitants)
A worker is considered to be underemployed due to insufficient hours worked if he or she meets the following four conditions:
The person is 14 years and older;
Have worked less than 40 hours in a week;
Would like to work more hours;
Was available to work more hours.
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (August 15, 2024). Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000 inhabitants)." Chart. August 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2024). Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of People Underemployed Due to Insufficient Hours Worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2024 (in 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, August 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
