In Brazil, the jobless rate dropped to 7.8% for the quarter that ended in August 2023. This marks a decrease of 0.5 percentage points from the prior quarter spanning March to May 2023. Furthermore, it’s the lowest unemployment rate observed since a 7.5% rate in February 2015. Compared to last year’s time frame, there’s a […]
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