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)
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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 May 11, 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 May 11, 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: May 11, 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 May 11, 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/