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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Thailand

Thailand Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 1.06 % Jun/23
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.5 % Sep/22
Employed Persons 39677 Thousand Person | 39.677 Million Person Jun/23
Unemployed Persons 429 Thousand Persons | 0.429 Million Persons Jun/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Thailand - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Thailand?

  • Unemployment Rate in Thailand increased to 1.06 % in June 2023. The maximum rate was 7.75 % and minimum was 0.47 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
1.06 Jun/23 05.08.2023
1.05 Mar/23 15.05.2023
1.15 Dec/22 02.03.2023
1.23 Sep/22 03.12.2022
1.37 Jun/22 26.08.2022
1.53 Mar/22 23.05.2022
1.64 Dec/21 28.02.2022
2.25 Sep/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Unemployment Rate in Thailand by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Prayut Chan-o-cha 22.05.2014 - 0.9400 1.1000 1.3000 0.5500 17.02%
Yingluck Shinawatra 05.08.2011 - 07.05.2014 0.7000 0.9000 0.9700 0.3900 28.57%
Abhisit Vejjajiva 15.12.2008 - 05.08.2011 1.4000 0.5000 2.3600 0.4000 -64.29%
Surayud Chulanont 01.10.2006 - 29.01.2008 1.6700 0.8500 1.7300 0.8500 -49.10%


Latest data on Youth Unemployment Rate (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate
                     Thailand - Historical Data (%)

What is Youth Unemployment Rate in Thailand?

  • Youth Unemployment Rate in Thailand decreased to 6.5 % in September 2022. The maximum rate was 9.8 % and minimum was 2.5 %.
  • Data published Monthly by National Statistical Office.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
6.5 Sep/22 09.02.2023
8 Aug/20 16.09.2020
5.4 Feb/20 26.03.2020
5.4 Jan/20 09.03.2020
5.2 Dec/19 06.02.2020
5.4 Nov/19 10.12.2019
5.3 Oct/19 04.11.2019
6.5 Sep/19 29.10.2019


Historical Chart by prime ministers (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate in Thailand by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Prayut Chan-o-cha 22.05.2014 - 5.8000 5.2000 5.8000 2.5000 -10.34%
Yingluck Shinawatra 05.08.2011 - 07.05.2014 4.1000 4.4000 4.9000 3.8000 7.32%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons
                     Thailand - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

How many employed persons are in Thailand?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Thailand increased to 39677 Thousand Person (39.677 Million Person) in June 2023. The maximum rate was 39587 Thousand Person and minimum was 28418 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Monthly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
39677 Jun/23 05.08.2023
39629 Mar/23 03.06.2023
39592 Dec/22 03.03.2023
39566 Sep/22 03.12.2022
39011 Jun/22 03.09.2022
38716 Mar/22 02.07.2022
37899 Dec/21 05.03.2022
37706 Sep/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons in Thailand by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Thailand - Historical Data (Thousand Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Thailand?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Thailand increased to 429 Thousand Persons (0.429 Million Persons) in June 2023. The maximum rate was 1744 Thousand Persons and minimum was 188 Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Monthly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
429 Jun/23 05.08.2023
421 Mar/23 03.06.2023
462 Dec/22 04.03.2023
491 Sep/22 03.12.2022
547 Jun/22 03.09.2022
610 Mar/22 23.05.2022
632 Dec/21 05.03.2022
871 Sep/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Thailand by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Thailand

Index Updated Actual Previous
Wages 2Q/23 423.147 USD/Month 415.075
Job Vacancies Aug/23 19.314 K 29.317

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2022 4.7 % 5.1
Jordan 2Q/23 22.3 % 21.9
Kyrgyzstan Jul/23 2.7 % 2.8
Mongolia 2Q/23 5.8 % 6.6
Nepal 2021 5.1 % 4.7
Palestine 2Q/23 24.7 % 25.2
Tajikistan Dec/22 7.8 % 7.7
Cambodia 20 0.22 % 0.23
China 2Q/23 5.2 % 5.3
Georgia 2023 16.7 % 18
India 2023 7.1 % 8.1
Israel Aug/23 3.1 % 3.4
Pakistan 2021 6.3 % 6.9
South Korea Aug/23 2.4 % 2.8
Taiwan Aug/23 3.42 % 3.43
Vietnam 2Q/23 2.3 % 2.25
Maldives 2022 4.9 % 6.1
Armenia 2Q/23 11.7 % 13.7
Hong Kong Aug/23 2.8 % 2.8
Indonesia 1Q/23 5.45 % 5.86
Japan Aug/23 2.7 % 2.7
Kazakhstan Jun/23 4.7 % 4.8
Lebanon 2022 12.6 % 12.5
Macau Aug/23 2.5 % 2.6
Malaysia Aug/23 3.4 % 3.4
Philippines 2Q/23 4.4 % 4.8
Qatar 1Q/23 0.1 % 0.1
Singapore 2Q/23 1.9 % 1.8
Sri Lanka 2Q/23 5.2 % 4.7
Thailand Jun/23 1.06 % 1.05
Oman 2022 2.3 % 2.5
Iran 1Q/23 9.7 % 8.2
Laos 2022 2.6 % 3.6
Azerbaijan 2022 5.5 % 6
Kuwait 2022 2.5 % 2.8
Saudi Arabia 2Q/23 4.9 % 5.1
Bahrain 2022 5.5 % 6.6
North Korea 2022 3 % 3.2
United Arab Emirates 2022 2.75 % 3.11
Yemen 2022 13.59 % 13.89
Turkmenistan 2021 5.1 % 5
Uzbekistan 2018 6.9 % 7.2
Iraq 2022 15.55 % 16.17
Syria 2022 9.6 % 9.8
Afghanistan 2021 13.3 % 11.7
Bhutan 2022 5.9 % 4.8
Brunei 2022 7.2 % 7.4
Mauritius 2Q/23 6.4 % 6.7