Unemployment rate during each governor's tenure
27 governors, ranked by how the unemployment rate changed from their first day in office, next to Brazil over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Governor | State | In office | Total | vs BR | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MDB José Melo de Oliveira | Amazonas | 4 Apr 2014 – 9 May 2017 | +9.7 pp Q1 2014 → Q1 2017 | +3.0 pp BR +6.7 pp | +3.2 pp/yr | |
| 2 | PP Suely Campos | Roraima | 1 Jan 2015 – 1 Jan 2019 | +7.7 pp Q4 2014 → Q4 2018 | +2.6 pp BR +5.1 pp | +1.9 pp/yr | |
| 3 | PCdoB Flávio Dino | Maranhão | 1 Jan 2015 – 2 Apr 2022 | +6.0 pp Q4 2014 → Q1 2022 | +1.5 pp BR +4.5 pp | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 4 | PT Wellington Dias | Piauí | 1 Jan 2015 – 31 Mar 2022 | +5.9 pp Q4 2014 → Q4 2021 | +1.4 pp BR +4.5 pp | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 5 | O Wilson José Witzel | Rio de Janeiro | 1 Jan 2019 – 1 May 2021 | +4.8 pp Q4 2018 → Q1 2021 | +1.6 pp BR +3.2 pp | +2.1 pp/yr | |
| 6 | MDB Renan Filho | Alagoas | 1 Jan 2015 – 15 May 2022 | +4.7 pp Q4 2014 → Q1 2022 | +0.2 pp BR +4.5 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 7 | PSB Paulo Câmara | Pernambuco | 1 Jan 2015 – 1 Jan 2023 | +4.6 pp Q4 2014 → Q4 2022 | +3.3 pp BR +1.3 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 8 | PT Camilo Santana | Ceará | 1 Jan 2015 – 2 Apr 2022 | +4.5 pp Q4 2014 → Q1 2022 | 0.0 pp BR +4.5 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 9 | MDB Paulo Hartung | Espírito Santo | 1 Jan 2015 – 1 Jan 2019 | +4.2 pp Q4 2014 → Q4 2018 | −0.9 pp BR +5.1 pp | +1.1 pp/yr | |
| 10 | PT Rui Costa | Bahia | 1 Jan 2015 – 1 Jan 2023 | +3.7 pp Q4 2014 → Q4 2022 | +2.4 pp BR +1.3 pp | +0.5 pp/yr |
Showing 10 of 52 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Brazil is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of labour force, people aged 14 and over · IBGE PNAD Contínua (SIDRA 4099), quarterly, by state · state data · as of Jul 2026.