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SAO PAULO, March 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's jobless rate rose to 8.4% in the three months through January,
statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, slightly above market
expectations.
The median forecast in a Reuters poll projected an
unemployment rate of 8.3%. In the previous three months, the
rate was also at 8.3%.
"This stability still would be a repercussion of the
reduction in the demand for work in the months of November and
December 2022 over the beginning of 2023," said research
manager, Adriana Beringuy.
The figure was the lowest for the three-month period since
2015, IBGE said, adding that the number of employed people was
98.6 million, or one million below the previous three months.
(Reporting by Peter Frontini; Editing by Steven Grattan)