<< Back to Home < Back to Brazil in Graphs Brazil in a nutshell Labor Unemployment rates Total people employed Workers, by gender Light orange: total workers; Orange: men; Yellow: women The number of working women grows faster than the number of working men Number of weekly working hours Light orange: Agricultural Activities Orange: Non-agricultural activities According to Brazilian legislation, employees of the private sector should work 44 hours per week, and civil servants work 40 hours per week; over those limits, overtime salary rates apply Employment status Each color represents a different year. The six groups represent: Employees, In-house servants, Self Employed, Employers, Non-paid (includes housewives), Others Salaries paid Bars show salaries in number of minimum wages. About 24% of Brazilian workers are paid less than one minimum wage; half the population is paid up to two minimum wages; about 75% of the population is paid up to five minimum wages. Last two bars refer to people without any salary and people who didn't declare their earnings. Distribution of workers per economy sector Light orange: agriculture Orange: industry Yellow: commerce Brown: services Back to Top