Brazil's jobless rate falls to 7.5 pct in Oct

SAO PAULO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's jobless rate fell to 7.5 percent in October from 7.7 percent in September, the government's statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday.

The unemployment rate was expected to edge lower to 7.6 percent, according to the median forecast of 26 economists surveyed by Reuters. The estimates ranged from 7.4 percent to 8.2 percent.

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