Work & Labour in ASEAN 65 indicators covering work & labour for ASEAN. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 364,441 2027 up 12.3% 24th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.49 2027 down 0.8% 12th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 183,655 2027 up 15.2% 31st Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.31 2027 down 12.4% 85th Labour dependency ratio 0.988 2027 down 8.0% 78th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 34,583 2027 up 27.4% 63rd Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 11,260 2027 up 27.1% 63rd Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.96 2027 down 0.5% 9th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year 2027 up 41.0% 42nd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.59 % change on previous year 2027 down 39.6% 41st Employment 348,045 2025 up 12.3% 26th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 348,045 2025 up 12.3% 26th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.9% 45th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.9% 45th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.31 2027 down 25.4% 18th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.25 2027 down 26.4% 17th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 66.49 2027 down 0.8% 12th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 50.3 2026 down 2.9% 46th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 50.3 2026 down 2.9% 46th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 40.18 2027 down 2.4% 37th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 29.55 2027 up 0.3% 9th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 14.30 million 2027 up 10.0% 25th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.75 2027 up 8.2% 59th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 13,363 2027 up 22.0% 36th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 357,593 2027 up 10.0% 25th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 18,568 2027 down 7.9% 33rd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.98 2027 down 0.6% 78th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 16.49 2027 down 10.0% 58th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.98 2027 down 0.6% 78th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 1.47 % change on previous year 2027 up 150.2% 46th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.2 % change on previous year 2027 up 665.3% 37th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 1.24 % change on previous year 2027 down 69.9% 43rd SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 2.31 2027 down 12.4% 85th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.789 2025 up 33.3% 41st SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 16.49 2027 down 10.0% 58th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 0.6378 % change on previous year 2025 up 105.6% 32nd SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 14.82 2025 up 8.3% 19th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 68.89 2027 down 5.4% 23rd LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 30,825 2027 down 0.7% 42nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 16,706 Persons 2022 up 40.2% 3rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 12,787 Persons 2022 up 20.5% 4th Labor force participation rate by age 42.7% 2024 down 11.9% 4th Female labor force participation rate by age 36.4% 2024 down 10.3% 4th Female labor force by age 8.87 million people 2024 up 72.5% 5th Jobs gap rate 5.7 2027 down 19.7% 83rd Jobs gap 21,594 2027 down 10.2% 44th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 3.5 2027 down 23.9% 77th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 13,178 2027 down 14.9% 44th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 9.6% 2024 up 3.1% 7th Employment 348,045 2025 up 12.3% 24th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.79 2024 down 4.4% 21st Jobs gap 21,594 2027 down 10.2% 44th Jobs gap rate 5.72 2027 down 19.1% 83rd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 4.67 2027 down 21.8% 82nd Informal employment rate 68.89 2027 down 5.4% 23rd Informal employment 245,254 2027 up 6.6% 24th Potential labour force rate 2.42 2027 down 29.4% 68th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 13,178 2027 down 14.9% 44th Potential labour force rate 2.42 2027 down 29.4% 68th Potential labour force 9,046 2027 down 21.5% 39th Page 1 of 2 Next →