Work & Labour in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 48 indicators covering work & labour for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.2% 2025 down 0.5% 15th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.5% 2025 down 9.7% 21st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.7% 2025 down 11.0% 24th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.8% 2025 down 8.1% 15th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% 2025 down 3.8% 22nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.7% 2025 down 2.3% 13th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% 2025 down 5.3% 10th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% 2025 down 6.1% 28th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.6% 2025 up 2.1% 14th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.0% 2025 down 4.2% 9th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 5.6% 2025 down 19.2% 26th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 58.6% 2025 up 6.1% 21st Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 9.5% 2025 down 23.7% 23rd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 22.8% 2025 up 1.4% 1st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 34.3% 2025 up 12.7% 4th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 29.2% 2025 up 8.3% 2nd Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 56.8% 2025 up 12.0% 22nd Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 39.8% 2025 up 9.2% 32nd Employment in services (% of total employment) 47.4% 2025 up 10.9% 27th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 14.4% 2025 down 26.3% 26th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 58.2% 2025 up 5.1% 22nd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 57.8% 2025 up 4.3% 22nd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.2% 2025 up 21.3% 31st Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 41.8% 2025 down 6.3% 25th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 42.2% 2025 down 5.3% 25th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 41.4% 2025 down 7.5% 26th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.8% 2025 down 0.8% 24th Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.0% 2025 down 7.0% 23rd Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.4% 2025 up 21.8% 20th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 14.0% 2025 up 26.8% 17th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.1% 2025 up 24.4% 24th GDP per person employed 42,355 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 61.5% 22nd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.0% 2022 up 42.1% 31st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.2% 2018 down 2.9% 1st Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.8% 2021 — 20th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 15.6% 2025 down 17.3% 35th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 11.5% 2025 down 2.8% 34th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 13.4% 2025 down 11.4% 35th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 38.0% 2025 down 6.8% 25th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 37.2% 2025 down 5.1% 25th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 38.9% 2025 down 8.9% 26th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 62.6% 2025 down 5.1% 10th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.2% 2025 down 5.9% 26th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 56.0% 2025 down 4.0% 9th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 40.2% 2025 down 12.7% 21st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 42.7% 2025 down 14.2% 27th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 37.5% 2025 down 10.8% 18th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.8% 2019 down 3.8% 1st