Brasilia, May 2 -- The administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday welcomed fresh labour market figures showing Brazil recorded its lowest unemployment rate ever for the first quarter, according to Brazil 247.

Data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) showed the unemployment rate was 6.1 per cent in the quarter ending in March, based on findings from the Continuous PNAD survey, as reported by Brasil 247.

This represented a drop of 0.9 percentage points from the same period in 2025, when unemployment stood at 7 per cent, which had previously been the lowest first-quarter rate on record. The figures suggest the labour market has continued to recover under the current government.

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