Work & Labour in Thailand

1,084 indicators covering work & labour for Thailand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 0.812 2019 up 31.8% 56th
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 57.31 2024 down 10.0% 32nd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 2.67 2021 up 122.4% 54th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 150.86 2025 up 41.0% 23rd
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 150.86 2025 up 41.0% 23rd
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 0.01 2020 down 99.0% 42nd
Number of labour inspection visits 23,303 2024 up 2,690.8% 31st
Number of labour inspectors 1,640 2024 up 119.5% 7th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 42.52 2025 down 3.0% 19th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 42.56 2025 down 2.3% 24th
Trade union density rate 3.32 2019 up 10.3% 83rd
Labour inspection visits per inspector 15 2024 up 1,239.3% 61st
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 67.17 2019 up 13.5% 1st
Average monthly earnings of care employees 22,714 2025 up 34.9% 21st
Average monthly earnings of care employees 22,714 2025 up 34.9% 21st
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 62.8% 2019 up 158.4% 18th
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 unchanged 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 unchanged 42nd
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 67.17 2019 up 13.5% 1st
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.41 2024 up 105.0% 46th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 145.81 2025 up 32.2% 18th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 145.81 2025 up 32.2% 18th
Informal care employment 1,406 2024 down 8.3% 7th
Informal care employment rate 61.3 2024 down 14.3% 7th
Care employment outside the formal sector 274.97 2024 up 62.8% 17th
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 11.99 2024 up 52.1% 33rd
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 25,292 2024 down 13.2% 7th
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 63.17 2024 down 16.7% 21st
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 18,727 2024 down 15.3% 8th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 46.77 2024 down 18.8% 26th
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 28,414 2025 up 42.3% 19th
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 28,414 2025 up 42.3% 19th
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 4.9 2024 down 28.4% 22nd
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 516,107 2024 up 47.1% 18th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 127 2023 down 32.4% 26th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.18 2023 down 33.3% 60th
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 718.08 2024 up 123.6% 39th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 165.53 2025 up 47.4% 17th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 165.53 2025 up 47.4% 17th
Informal employment in STEM occupations 541.15 2024 down 5.9% 4th
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 37.22 2024 down 14.8% 11th
Children in employment 159.68 2023 down 51.6% 14th
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 44.3 2024 down 61.3% 15th
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 3.05 2024 down 65.0% 31st
Children in child labour 97.69 2023 down 52.7% 14th
Share of children in child labour 3.61 2023 down 51.0% 21st
Fatal occupational injury rates 4.9 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 28.4% 22nd
Collective bargaining coverage rate 1.1 2020 down 35.3% 65th
Share of children in child labour -- General Production Boundary 3.61 2023 down 51.0% 20th
Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,713 2025 up 21.8% 3rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in tourism sector 46.74 2025 up 0.2% 15th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in tourism sector 46.25 2025 down 4.4% 15th
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market 0.0% 2021 25th
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban 0.0% 2021 25th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 19th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 17th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 17th
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 11th
Coverage of social protection and labor programs 87.2% 2021 up 36.1% 5th
Coverage of social safety net programs 87.1% 2021 up 39.1% 5th