Work & Labour in Asia and the Pacific: Low income 58 indicators covering work & labour for Asia and the Pacific: Low income. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 27,815 2027 up 5.7% 70th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.28 2027 down 12.2% 58th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 20,741 2027 up 48.1% 73rd Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.98 2027 up 12.7% 21st Labour dependency ratio 1.82 2027 up 21.9% 17th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 5,787 2027 down 10.4% 87th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,330 2027 down 9.8% 87th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.29 2027 down 13.0% 64th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.89 % change on previous year 2027 up 8.8% 11th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year 2027 down 32.5% 34th Employment 25,243 2025 up 5.0% 70th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 25,243 2025 up 5.0% 70th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 14.2% 35th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year 2025 down 14.2% 35th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.759 2027 up 180.1% 81st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.693 2027 up 142.9% 81st Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 57.28 2027 down 12.2% 58th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 40 2026 down 0.2% 74th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 40 2026 down 0.2% 74th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.16 2027 up 5.1% 9th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 1.03 million 2027 up 3.2% 70th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 23.44 2027 down 13.8% 68th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.73 2027 down 1.6% 44th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 5,632 2027 up 49.1% 54th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 43.68 2027 up 34.2% 1st Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.87 2027 up 0.8% 7th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 2,554 2027 up 5.6% 61st Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 25,698 2027 up 3.2% 70th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.16 2027 up 5.1% 9th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 1.64 % change on previous year 2027 down 52.3% 40th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.08 % change on previous year 2027 down 37.2% 47th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 2.09 % change on previous year 2027 down 57.5% 18th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 6.98 2027 up 12.7% 21st Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.22 2025 up 2.8% 73rd SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 43.68 2027 up 34.2% 1st Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 0.9174 % change on previous year 2025 up 297.2% 20th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 12.78 2025 down 19.3% 38th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 80.74 2027 down 0.3% 18th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 7,486 2027 up 30.1% 69th Jobs gap rate 16.3 2027 up 28.3% 19th Jobs gap 5,055 2027 up 40.5% 71st Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.1 2027 up 44.3% 14th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 3,114 2027 up 58.2% 68th Employment 25,243 2025 up 5.0% 68th Jobs gap rate 16.34 2027 up 28.5% 19th Jobs gap 5,055 2027 up 40.5% 71st LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 16.01 2027 up 34.4% 14th Informal employment rate 80.74 2027 down 0.3% 18th Informal employment 20,891 2027 up 4.5% 50th Potential labour force rate 9.71 2027 up 59.3% 8th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 3,114 2027 up 58.2% 68th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 10.07 2027 up 44.7% 15th Potential labour force rate 9.71 2027 up 59.3% 8th Potential labour force 2,991 2027 up 75.1% 61st LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 24.3 2027 up 18.3% 7th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 7,486 2027 up 30.1% 69th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 64.25 2023 down 13.8% 84th Labour force ages 25 to 54 15,254 2023 up 4.8% 73rd