The facts
The estimated unemployed population was 5.6 million, down about 234,000 from the previous quarter and 417,000 from a year earlier. [1][2][3]
Employment reached an estimated 103.6 million, a series record. It increased by about 581,000 quarter on quarter and 1.2 million year on year. [1][2][3]
The informality rate was 37.5%, compared with 37.4% in the previous quarter and 37.8% a year earlier, Agência Brasil and Exame reported. [1][2]
The 5.2% figure covers a three-month period, not September alone. The record comparison is with other third quarters, not every period in the series. [1][2][3]
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 30 Oct 2026, 14:43 UTC.
IBGE's original current release/index could not be retrieved through the public source tools. The actual EBC, Exame and SBT reports agree on the core figures and period. Their common underlying evidence is the IBGE survey; no direct access to the current original release or independent survey is claimed.
- Desemprego em 5,2% no 3º trimestre é o menor para o período desde 2012
Agência Brasil / EBC · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026
Actual public-broadcaster report read. Its source is IBGE's PNAD Contínua survey; the broadcaster's report is not labelled as the original statistical release.
- Desemprego cai a 5,2% no Brasil, menor taxa para um 3º trimestre desde 2012
Exame · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026
Actual independently owned private business report read. Exame is separate from EBC and IBGE; its figures derive from the same survey, not an independent measurement.
- Desemprego cai para 5,2%, menor taxa do 3º tri desde 2012
SBT News · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026
Actual 12:28 UTC report read, corroborating the period, comparison rates, and rounded employed/unemployed estimates. Independently owned from EBC and Exame.