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South America > Brazil > Labor

BRAZILIAN LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural workers > Female 19% [15th of 77]
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 30.06 [91st of 162]
Definition: Labor > Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus
Source: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 12.9 % Time series [41st of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, industry, female > % of female employment
Source: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 26.8 % Time series [47th of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, industry, male > % of male employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 71 % Time series [45th of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, services, female > % of female employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 21 % Time series [18th of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in agriculture > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in industry > % of total employment 21 % Time series [54th of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in industry > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
force with tertiary education > % of total 6.9 % Time series [32nd of 52]
Definition: Labor > force with tertiary education > % of total
Source: World Development Indicators database
force, total 91,313,050 Time series [5th of 184]
Definition: Labor > force, total
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force 99,230,000 Time series [5th of 132]
Definition: Labor > Labor force
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 20%, industry 14%, services 66%
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 14% Time series [17th of 29]
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Services 66% Time series [5th of 29]
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Parental leave > Paid paternity leave
5 days (Article 10, Paragraph 1, of Temporary Constitutional Provisions Act of Brazilian Constitution)
Definition: Labor > Parental leave > Paid paternity leave
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation 78 [4th of 123]
Definition: Labor > Regulation
Source: Wikipedia: Parental leave
Regulation > Employment Conditions 89 [21st of 123]
Definition: Labor > Regulation > Employment Conditions
Source: The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference.
Unemployment rate 9.3% Time series [16th of 107]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment rate
Source: The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 9.7 % Time series [41st of 101]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
30 consecutive days, of which 10 can be sold back to the employer
Definition: Labor > Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
Source: World Development Indicators database
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ 498,000,000 $ Time series [39th of 149]
Definition: Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$
Source: Wikipedia: Vacation

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SOURCES: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Parental leave ; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference.; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference; Wikipedia: Vacation

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