In 2021, retail and trade was the sector in Brazil which legally employed the largest number of people, with nearly 11.63 million employees. The public administration was the third leading economic sector based on legally employed workforce that year, employing more than 7.78 million people. According to the latest data, nearly 70 percent of employment in the country were located in the services sector.
Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2021
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (June 21, 2023). Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2023). Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Leading Economic Sectors Based on Number of Employees in Brazil in 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/