The IBGE also revised its third quarter GDP data to show a 0.1% contraction from the previous quarter.

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The unemployment figure is the lowest unemployment rate recorded for the month since the IBGE started the survey in 2002.

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The unemployment rate in for May remained unchanged at 6.4% in May, the Brazilian Geographic and Statistics Institute, or IBGE, said Wednesday.

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According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, or IBGE, over 286, 500 people immigrated to Brazil in 2010, the most recent year for Census data.

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Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazil's economy grew a sluggish 2.7% in 2011, the government statistics agency IBGE reported Tuesday, far below its target of 4.5%.

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Gross domestic product (GDP), which measures the value of all the goods and services produced, grew 0.9% in the year, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said.

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Brazil released second quarter economic results on Friday showing growth of a meager 0.4 percent compared to the first quarter, according to government figures from the Brazilian Institute for Statistics, or IBGE.

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According to IBGE data, the unemployed population of 1.4 million people remained stable compared to the previous month but recorded a 12.1% decrease over the previous year, with 200, 000 fewer unemployed people compared to July 2010.

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The proportion of youth between 15 and 24 years old not in the labor force (and thus most likely studying) has actually risen from 43% in 2004 to 47% in 2013, according to the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics, better known as IBGE.

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