Rural population occupied development in the Regions of Brazil from 2001 to 2009The aim of this study was to analyze the occupied economically active population (EAP) developments, according to residence, mainly in rural, and, activity sector (agriculture and off-agriculture activities), in the Brazilian Regions, from 2001 to 2009. It was verified a decline of the rural EAP with agricultural occupation in the Brazilian Regions. However, this reduction, was partially compensated by rural EAP with off-agricultural occupation growth leading to increase the rural EAP.
Key words:
EAP; agriculture activity; off-agriculture activity