We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest World Bank report on the Economic Cost of Exclusion based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics
(SOGIESC) in the Labor Market in Brazil.
 
The study estimates that Brazil loses R$94.4 billion in labor income each year, equal to 0.8 percent of GDP. Fiscal losses reach R$14.6 billion, equal to 0.12 percent of GDP. These losses stem from higher unemployment, higher inactivity, and wage penalties among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI+) people. Unemployment among LGBTI+ is more than double the national unemployment rate (15.2 vs. 7.7 percent) and the relative labor income of LGBTI+ people is 91 percent of
the general population. These findings show that exclusion is not only a social issue but a tangible economic constraint with direct consequences for productivity and growth. Brazil’s next stage of growth will depend not only on the pace of investment or the direction of reforms, but on how effectively the country uses its human capital.
 
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The Cost of Exclusion Studies
 
 
Published in 2023, the Economic Cost of Exclusion in North Macedonia, and The
Republic of Serbia are the first two reports in the on-going series of studies providing
new data on key labor market indicators for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
intersex (LGBTI) people and their experiences of labor market discrimination and
exclusion, along with an estimate of the resulting economic impact.
 
 

 
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