Work & Labour in Cambodia

385 indicators covering work & labour for Cambodia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 41.9% 2020 down 4.1% 141st
Annual working hours per worker 2,389 hours per worker 2023 up 1.6% 9th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,389 hours per worker 2023 up 1.6% 9th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 16.2% 2023 up 27.9% 25th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 0.3% 2023 down 40.9% 187th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,389 hours per worker 2023 up 1.6% 9th
Incidence of part-time employment 29.35 2025 up 7.3% 48th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 280.93 2023 down 13.1% 60th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.68 2023 down 6.6% 110th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 181.42 2023 down 10.8% 58th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.32 2023 down 0.4% 107th
Employees 4,846 2023 up 48.4% 37th
Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Number of strikes and lockouts 95 2001 up 4,650.0% 21st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.48 2025 down 8.9% 48th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 46.85 2025 down 8.0% 14th
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 38.56 2001 up 4,528.8% 30th
Youth employees 1,831 2019 down 2.5% 31st
Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 60,358 2001 up 2,082.9% 26th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1.15 million 2023 up 130.6% 7th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1.15 million 2023 up 130.6% 6th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.269 2023 down 18.5% 76th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1.00 million 2023 up 150.0% 6th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 16.2% 2023 up 27.9% 23rd
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 23.6% 2023 up 4.9% 85th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1.00 million 2023 up 150.0% 6th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1.00 million 2023 up 150.0% 6th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 6.42 2024 up 62.1% 19th
Own-account workers, total 32.2% 2016 down 16.4% 60th
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 704.2 2025 up 60.0% 38th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.07 2025 up 449.3% 80th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 186.95 2025 up 308.2% 38th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.85 2025 up 248.6% 62nd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 4.65 2025 up 54.6% 75th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 52.05 2019 down 87.2% 57th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 79.19 2021 down 6.8% 2nd
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 9,419 2021 up 14.2% 22nd
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,427 2021 up 72.7% 40th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 92.1 2023 up 1.9% 3rd
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 92.24 2023 up 1.7% 7th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 0.158 2023 down 54.3% 82nd
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3.27 2025 up 34.9% 68th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 341.96 2025 up 70.5% 29th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 11.64 2023 down 69.1% 57th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 0.378 2023 down 65.3% 77th
Average hourly earnings of employees 5,436 2023 up 131.7% 9th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 207.71 2019 down 2.6% 29th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 8.06 2019 up 17.5% 55th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 9.77 2019 up 88.7% 41st
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 6.42 2025 up 47.3% 67th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 42.44 2025 down 2.5% 12th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 42.45 2025 down 2.4% 12th
Gender wage gap 11.12 2023 down 41.1% 24th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 48.04 2023 down 1.6% 1st
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 255.23 2023 down 12.0% 54th
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10,100 2025 up 17.1% 27th
Employees 4,846 2023 up 48.4% 24th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 1.52 million 2023 up 197.7% 5th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 1.52 million 2023 up 197.7% 5th