2025 unemployment was the lowest since 2012 in 19 of Brazil's 27 states
From 2021, the worst year in the series for the country, to 2025, the unemployment rate fell in all 27 states. In Brazil, it went from 14.0% to 5.6% of the labor force.
In 19 states, 2025 had the lowest rate since the PNAD Contínua began, in 2012; Amazonas tied with 2024. Pernambuco, Piauí and Rio de Janeiro were still above where they stood in 2014, before the recession.
Annual unemployment rate in 2025, % of the labor force; highlighted, the states where it was the lowest since 2012
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| State | 2014 (%) | 2021 (%) | 2025 (%) | Lowest from 2012 to 2024 (%) | Year of the low | Was 2025 the lowest in the series? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mato Grosso | 4.2 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2024 | yes |
| Santa Catarina | 3.0 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2014 and 2024 | yes |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4.1 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2024 | yes |
| Espírito Santo | 7.1 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2024 | yes |
| Rondônia | 3.9 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2023 | no |
| Paraná | 3.9 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2014 | yes |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5.5 | 8.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2013 | yes |
| Goiás | 6.1 | 11.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 2012 | yes |
| Minas Gerais | 6.7 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 2024 | yes |
| Tocantins | 6.6 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2024 | yes |
| São Paulo | 7.4 | 14.4 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 2024 | yes |
| Roraima | 7.5 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 2022 | no |
| Brazil | 7.0 | 14.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 2024 | yes |
| Paraíba | 8.1 | 16.2 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 2014 | yes |
| Ceará | 7.1 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2024 | yes |
| Acre | 8.1 | 16.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 2024 | no |
| Maranhão | 7.6 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 2024 | yes |
| Pará | 7.7 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 2013 | yes |
| Federal District | 9.7 | 14.7 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 2012 and 2013 | yes |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6.8 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2014 | no |
| Amapá | 12.6 | 14.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 2024 | yes |
| Sergipe | 9.0 | 20.7 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 2014 and 2024 | yes |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 11.1 | 15.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 2024 | yes |
| Alagoas | 9.9 | 18.8 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 2024 | no |
| Amazonas | 8.7 | 15.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2024 | tie |
| Bahia | 9.7 | 21.3 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 2014 | yes |
| Pernambuco | 8.2 | 20.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 2014 | no |
| Piauí | 6.0 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 2012 and 2014 | no |
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