Work & Labour in Brunei 298 indicators covering work & labour for Brunei. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137.72 2027 up 18.3% 173rd Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.56 2027 down 2.5% 79th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 240.28 2027 up 10.2% 175th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.43 2027 down 41.7% 87th Labour dependency ratio 1.08 2027 down 9.0% 130th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 172,284 2027 down 0.3% 7th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 64,415 2027 down 0.3% 37th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.11 2027 up 1.7% 70th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.06 % change on previous year 2027 down 15.6% 70th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5234 % change on previous year 2027 down 62.8% 121st Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 150th Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 139th Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.2% 2025 down 2.2% 75th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.8% 2025 down 0.2% 64th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.8% 2025 down 4.9% 112th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.4% 2025 down 5.1% 87th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.6% 2025 up 0.8% 95th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.9% 2025 up 2.3% 95th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.8% 2025 down 1.7% 100th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.9% 2025 down 14.2% 114th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.8% 2025 down 3.3% 102nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 26.4% 2025 down 27.9% 136th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 8.2% 108th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 1.6% 59th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 74.8% 2025 down 4.9% 111th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 2.8% 153rd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 3.5% 146th Employment 225.22 2025 up 15.1% 173rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 225.22 2025 up 15.1% 173rd Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 18.2% 2025 down 29.6% 63rd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.4% 2025 down 34.1% 64th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 21.5% 2025 down 21.3% 55th Employment in services (% of total employment) 78.4% 2025 down 3.6% 26th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 72.1% 2025 down 4.7% 17th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 88.0% 2025 down 1.8% 44th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 20.4% 2025 up 18.1% 76th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 26.5% 2025 up 19.2% 87th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.1% 2025 up 11.2% 81st Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.6% 2025 up 24.9% 139th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.4% 2025 up 32.0% 142nd Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.8% 2025 up 20.7% 136th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 92.7% 2025 up 1.9% 12th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 93.7% 2025 up 3.7% 8th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 91.2% 2025 down 0.8% 31st Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 7.3% 2025 down 18.9% 176th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 6.3% 2025 down 34.5% 180th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 8.8% 2025 up 8.9% 157th Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.8% 2025 down 17.4% 120th Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.8% 2025 down 31.6% 134th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.7% 2025 up 20.9% 54th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 4.2% 56th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 4.2% 56th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 4.5% 2025 down 19.9% 176th GDP per person employed 163,544 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 7.5% 7th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.0% 145th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.0% 145th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5029 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.8% 126th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.5029 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.8% 126th GDP per employed person 163,544 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 7.5% 7th Page 1 of 5 Next →