The unemployment rate in Brazil rose to 6.1% in the moving quarter ended March 2026 from 5.8% in the prior quarter, matching market expectations. Still, this marks the lowest rate for a quarter ended in March in the historical series, which began in 2012. The unemployed population grew by 19.6% to 6.6 million in the quarter. Employment fell 2.5% in the public sector and 1.0% in the private sector. The employment level was 58.2%, a drop of 0.7 p.p. in the quarter. Over the year, the unemployed population fell by 13.0%.