30.09.2016 14:37:30
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Brazil Jobless Rate Continues To Climb
(RTTNews) - Brazil's unemployment rate rose for a third straight month in August to its highest level in more than five years, preliminary data from the statistical office IBGE showed Friday.
The jobless rate climbed to 11.8 percent from 11.6 percent in July. Economists had forecast a figure of 11.7 percent.
The unemployment rate has been rising since the start of 2015 and the trend continues as the economy remains stuck in a severe recession.