Brazil's jobless rate drops to 5.6% in quarter through May

June 26, 2026 8:28 AM EDT

People look at job listings posted on a light pole in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

RIO ‌DE ​JANEIRO, ​June ‌26 (Reuters) - Brazil's jobless ⁠rate fell ‌to 5.6% ‌in the three months ​through ⁠May, statistics agency ​IBGE said on Friday, in ​line ‌with market expectations.

The ⁠median forecast ⁠in a ​Reuters poll projected an unemployment ‌rate of ‌5.6 ⁠percent.

(By ‌Sao ​Paulo Newsroom; tel: +5511 ‌56447500))



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