Work & Labour in Thailand

1,084 indicators covering work & labour for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 42.6% 2025 down 11.8% 61st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 31.4% 2025 down 5.0% 65th
Part time employment, female 45.3% 2025 up 1.0% 31st
Part time employment, male 43.7% 2025 up 3.6% 7th
Part time employment, total 44.5% 2025 up 2.4% 13th
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 111 Co-inventions 2023 down 41.9% 48th
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 46.8% 2025 down 4.9% 88th
Annual working hours per worker 2,177 hours per worker 2023 down 5.1% 33rd
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,177 hours per worker 2023 down 5.1% 33rd
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 15.8% 2024 down 6.0% 31st
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 0.8% 2024 up 34.5% 185th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,177 hours per worker 2023 down 5.1% 33rd
Incidence of part-time employment 18.05 2025 down 4.9% 80th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,802 2025 down 6.5% 27th
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 12.61 2025 down 5.8% 84th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,122 2025 down 14.3% 28th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 12.41 2025 down 8.7% 77th
Employees 19,634 2025 up 7.0% 18th
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 39,807 Persons 2024 up 4.5% 10th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 100.34 2025 down 8.7% 66th
Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Number of strikes and lockouts 2 2020 down 60.0% 77th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.41 2025 down 2.1% 27th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 44.69 2025 up 0.2% 26th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 183.77 2025 up 4.0% 37th
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 400 2020 up 17,261.1% 12th
Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 200 2020 down 99.4% 67th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 43.58 2019 up 0.6% 19th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 44.12 2019 down 1.8% 24th
Average monthly earnings of employees 16,698 2025 up 50.3% 36th
Average monthly earnings of employees 16,698 2025 up 50.3% 34th
Unemployment rate 1 2031 down 47.4% 22nd
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.315 2025 down 38.2% 60th
Median monthly earnings of employees 13,000 2025 up 47.7% 35th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 15.8% 2024 down 6.0% 29th
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 34.5% 2025 up 15.7% 53rd
Median monthly earnings of employees 13,000 2025 up 47.7% 34th
Median monthly earnings of employees 13,000 2025 up 47.7% 34th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 6.7 2024 up 9.5% 14th
Own-account workers, total 32.0% 2016 up 0.9% 61st
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,675 2025 up 2.7% 15th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 1.01 2025 down 22.5% 90th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 163.41 2025 down 40.0% 40th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.412 2025 down 42.5% 86th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6399 2014 unchanged 50th
Labor market, Overall 0.8812 2014 unchanged 7th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.9667 2014 unchanged 22nd
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.7987 2014 unchanged 33rd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 0.834 2025 down 7.8% 89th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 92.49 2025 down 22.4% 51st
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 718.08 2024 up 73,173.5% 45th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 86.75 2021 down 5.4% 11th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 87.31 2021 down 5.0% 31st
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 0.639 2021 up 205.7% 81st
Informal employment 25,292 2024 down 13.2% 8th
Informal employment rate 63.17 2024 down 16.7% 25th
Employment outside the formal sector 18,727 2024 down 15.3% 9th