Work & Labour in Southern Asia 76 indicators covering work & labour for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Potential labour force rate 2.07 2027 down 33.7% 72nd Potential labour force rate 2.07 2027 down 33.7% 72nd Informal employment 694,918 2027 up 22.6% 10th Informal employment rate 84.72 2027 down 1.7% 13th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 6.61 2027 down 33.9% 69th Jobs gap 80,901 2027 down 10.8% 15th Jobs gap rate 8.98 2027 down 25.9% 63rd LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 88,568 2027 down 12.3% 17th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 10.08 2027 down 27.0% 65th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 5.1 score 2024 up 2.2% 6th Labour force ages 25 to 54 556,793 2023 up 24.2% 13th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 66.91 2023 up 3.6% 82nd Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 85.6% 2025 down 1.0% 6th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 84.1% 2024 up 43.7% 15th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 68.6% 2024 up 83.7% 16th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 0.4% 2023 unchanged 36th ← Previous Page 2 of 2