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The economic crisis during the covid-19 pandemic hit Brazilian workers hard. Approximately 93 million people, representing 53% of the working-age population, became inactive or unemployed in 2020 edit
247 – Unemployment skyrocketed in 2020 in Brazil. The economic crisis exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic meant that half of the working-age population was left without economic activity to earn a living.
For the first time, the number of Brazilians without work and without looking for one exceeded 40%. The highest index was in the quarters ended in July and August, when the indicator reached 45.3%, the historical average is 38.9%. The information is from journalists Diego García and Beatriz Montesanti in Folha de S.Paulo, based on a study by the FEA / USP professor and coordinator of the Salaryometer Project, in Fipe, Hélio Zylberstajn.
Adding to this contingent unemployed Brazilians (those looking for work, according to IBGE criteria), the number of unemployed people reached a record 53.2%.
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