Nearly 18 million unemployed people were unable to look for work in May due to the pandemic.

247 - Around 17,7 million Brazilians were unable to look for work during the month of May, amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) this Tuesday (16). published by Folha de S. Paulo.

This number refers to unemployed people who, due to the coronavirus and the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, are unable to look for work because they don't leave home much or because there are no jobs available in their area.

The Folha de S. Paulo report also states that "another 10,9 million people were unemployed during that period and could not find work. Thus, in total, approximately 28,6 million people had restricted access to the job market during the month of May."

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