The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) recently reported a notable decrease in unemployment. As of July 2024, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.8%. This rate represents about 7.4 million people and is the lowest since January 2015. Compared to the previous quarter, unemployment fell by 0.7 percentage points. It also dropped by 1.1 […]
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