Overview
- The unemployed population fell to 6.0 million in Q3 2025, the smallest contingent in the PNAD series, and labor underutilization dropped to a record 13.9%.
- Sixteen of 27 federative units posted quarter-on-quarter declines, though IBGE deemed only Rio de Janeiro and Tocantins statistically significant.
- Pernambuco (10.0%), Amapá (8.7%) and Bahia (8.5%) recorded the highest state rates, while Santa Catarina and Mato Grosso led with 2.3% and Rondônia followed at 2.6%.
- Long-term unemployment fell 17.8% year over year to about 1.2 million, and all job-search-duration bands reached their smallest third-quarter contingents in years.
- Youth unemployment ticked up to 12.3%, and ten states plus the Federal District logged their lowest rates since 2012, reflecting progress with persistent demographic and regional gaps.