* Brazil’s national statistics institute (Ibge) has released the latest unemployment figures, which show that unemployment continues to fall in the country, although it remains high. Brazil’s unemployment rate for the rolling quarter November 2019-January 2020 stood at 11.2%, down from 12% in the same period last year, and 11.6% in the previous rolling quarter (August-October 2019). The unemployed population totalled 11.9m people (down 3.7% on the previous rolling quarter), while the employed population remained stable, at 94.2m.
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LatinNews Daily - 02 March 2020
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In brief: Unemployment continues to decrease in Brazil
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