* Including employees in the automobile and motorbike repairs sector.
** Including national defense and social security.
*** Including storage and mail services.
Numbers have been rounded.
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Leading economic sectors based on number of workers in Brazil 2023
In 2023, retail and trade was the sector in Brazil which legally employed the largest number of people, with over million employees. The public administration was the third leading economic sector based on legally employed workforce that year, employing more than *** million people. According to the latest data, nearly ***percent of employment in the country were located in the services sector.
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (February 2, 2026). Leading economic sectors based on number of employees in Brazil in 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/763777/leading-economic-sectors-number-employees-brazil/
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