Work & Labour in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income 59 indicators covering work & labour for South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,344 2027 up 13.1% 73rd Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.06 2027 up 1.0% 8th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,973 2027 up 9.9% 81st Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.15 2027 down 22.5% 69th Labour dependency ratio 0.866 2027 down 8.1% 84th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 136,733 2027 up 9.3% 4th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 115,072 2027 up 8.8% 4th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.28 2027 up 2.3% 11th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.42 % change on previous year 2027 up 77.9% 51st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7667 % change on previous year 2027 down 61.1% 54th Employment 21,083 2025 up 17.3% 74th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 21,083 2025 up 17.3% 74th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.7671 % change on previous year 2025 down 64.7% 56th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.7671 % change on previous year 2025 down 64.7% 56th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.5 2027 up 74.6% 68th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.46 2027 up 130.2% 70th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 67.06 2027 up 1.0% 8th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 53 2026 down 2.6% 31st Labour income share as a percent of GDP 53 2026 down 2.6% 31st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.24 2027 down 24.6% 53rd Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 728,665 2027 up 12.4% 80th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 27.91 2027 up 5.8% 20th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 34.02 2027 down 1.9% 74th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 461.03 2027 down 6.8% 85th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 9.29 2027 down 4.8% 85th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.31 2027 down 27.2% 33rd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,137 2027 down 16.6% 73rd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 18,217 2027 up 12.4% 80th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.24 2027 down 24.6% 53rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 1.2 % change on previous year 2027 down 54.0% 56th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.781 % change on previous year 2027 down 66.1% 60th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 1.35 % change on previous year 2027 down 68.3% 31st SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 4.15 2027 down 22.5% 69th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 1.23 2025 up 2.1% 23rd SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 9.29 2027 down 4.8% 85th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -0.0812 % change on previous year 2025 down 102.7% 55th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 7.16 2025 down 21.1% 80th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 1.99 2027 down 40.1% 86th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 2,445 2027 down 16.6% 82nd Jobs gap rate 6.2 2027 down 27.1% 78th Jobs gap 1,423 2027 down 18.0% 85th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 2.2 2027 down 33.3% 82nd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 496.76 2027 down 26.7% 84th Employment 21,083 2025 up 17.3% 72nd SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.1 2024 down 6.0% 74th Jobs gap rate 6.23 2027 down 26.6% 78th Jobs gap 1,423 2027 down 18.0% 85th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.75 2027 down 25.7% 75th Informal employment rate 1.99 2027 down 40.1% 86th Informal employment 425.96 2027 down 31.4% 86th Potential labour force rate 1.68 2027 down 33.6% 79th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 496.76 2027 down 26.7% 84th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 2.17 2027 down 34.4% 82nd Potential labour force rate 1.68 2027 down 33.6% 79th Potential labour force 381.28 2027 down 25.5% 85th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 10.76 2027 down 25.7% 62nd LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 2,445 2027 down 16.6% 82nd Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 87.47 2023 up 4.4% 7th Labour force ages 25 to 54 14,287 2023 up 16.0% 76th