Brazil unemployment drops further ahead of key vote

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 29, 2022 12:04 am

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Brazilian unemployment continued its downward trend, falling to 8.7 percent between July and September, according to official data released Thursday (Friday in Manila), three days before a crucial presidential election.

It was the lowest unemployment level in Latin America's biggest economy since the end of 2015, according to the IBGE statistics agency, which said there were now 9.5 million people without jobs in the country.

Supporters of Brazilian President and re-election candidate Jair Bolsonaro attend a campaign rally at the Campo Grande neighborhood, west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 27, 2022 (October 28 in Manila). Far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro and leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will vie for the presidency of Brazil in a run-off election next October 30. AFP PHOTO

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