Work & Labour in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 59 indicators covering work & labour for Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.01 million 2027 up 1.0% 9th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.38 2027 down 5.4% 26th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 586,288 2027 up 18.4% 13th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.33 2027 down 2.6% 68th Labour dependency ratio 0.964 2027 up 1.5% 79th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,047 2027 up 55.6% 48th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 24,735 2027 up 57.6% 37th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.64 2027 down 5.3% 26th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.72 % change on previous year 2027 down 3.5% 36th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1085 % change on previous year 2027 down 42.1% 68th Employment 967,634 2025 up 1.3% 10th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 967,634 2025 up 1.3% 10th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year 2025 down 41.7% 69th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year 2025 down 41.7% 69th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.98 2027 down 33.7% 11th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 4 2027 down 35.3% 10th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 63.38 2027 down 5.4% 26th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 51 2026 down 1.2% 44th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 51 2026 down 1.2% 44th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.32 2027 down 6.5% 60th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 42.26 million 2027 down 1.7% 10th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 31.7 2027 down 3.2% 3rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 43.53 2027 down 2.8% 11th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 34,444 2027 down 3.8% 19th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 14.26 2027 down 2.6% 64th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.17 2027 down 10.5% 51st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 40,461 2027 down 9.5% 12th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1.06 million 2027 down 1.7% 10th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.32 2027 down 6.5% 60th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.33 % change on previous year 2027 up 144.5% 30th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.188 % change on previous year 2027 up 218.9% 70th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual -0.2185 % change on previous year 2027 down 103.4% 77th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 4.33 2027 down 2.6% 68th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.843 2025 down 0.7% 37th SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 14.26 2027 down 2.6% 64th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) 0.4768 % change on previous year 2025 up 141.0% 36th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 19.54 2025 up 0.4% 3rd SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 56.19 2027 down 2.8% 34th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 122,233 2027 down 6.8% 12th Jobs gap rate 8.5 2027 down 6.6% 65th Jobs gap 89,913 2027 down 6.9% 13th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 4.3 2027 down 12.2% 67th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 45,973 2027 down 11.5% 14th Employment 967,634 2025 up 1.3% 9th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 7.87 2024 up 4.9% 5th Jobs gap rate 8.48 2027 down 7.3% 65th Jobs gap 89,913 2027 down 6.9% 13th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 7.77 2027 down 5.8% 58th Informal employment rate 56.19 2027 down 2.8% 34th Informal employment 545,528 2027 down 1.7% 14th Potential labour force rate 3.59 2027 down 9.8% 49th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 45,973 2027 down 11.5% 14th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 4.33 2027 down 11.8% 67th Potential labour force rate 3.59 2027 down 9.8% 49th Potential labour force 37,831 2027 down 9.3% 12th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 11.61 2027 down 7.3% 59th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 122,233 2027 down 6.8% 12th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 85.56 2023 down 0.3% 18th Labour force ages 25 to 54 683,167 2023 up 0.3% 10th