The number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked has increased significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the third quarter of 2021, approximately 7.8 million people were underemployed. By the second quarter of 2023, this number had fallen to less than 5.2 million.
Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2023
(in 1,000 inhabitants)
A worker is considered to be underemployed due to insufficient hours worked if he or she meets the following four conditions:
The person is 14 years and older;
Have worked less than 40 hours in a week;
Would like to work more hours;
Was available to work more hours.
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (August 15, 2023). Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2023 (in 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2023 (in 1,000 inhabitants)." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2023). Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2023 (in 1,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of People Underemployed Due to Insufficient Hours Worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2023 (in 1,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2023 (in 1,000 inhabitants) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of people underemployed due to insufficient hours worked in Brazil from 2018 to 2023 (in 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418505/brazil-number-of-people-underemployed/
