In 2022, retail and trade was the sector in Brazil which legally employed the largest number of people, with over 13 million employees. The public administration was the third leading economic sector based on legally employed workforce that year, employing more than 7.87 million people. According to the latest data, nearly 71 percent of employment in the country were located in the services sector.
Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2022
(in 1,000s)
* Including employees in the automobile and motorbike repairs sector.
** Including national defense and social security.
*** Including storage and mail services.
Numbers have been rounded.
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (June 20, 2024). Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 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 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2024). Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
