Work & Labour in World: Lower-middle income excluding India 58 indicators covering work & labour for World: Lower-middle income excluding India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 726,897 2027 up 22.8% 16th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.63 2027 down 0.3% 36th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 452,522 2027 up 23.8% 17th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.47 2027 down 7.1% 60th Labour dependency ratio 1.52 2027 down 7.4% 25th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 21,660 2027 up 18.6% 73rd Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,738 2027 up 16.8% 72nd Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.88 2027 up 0.0% 34th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.26 % change on previous year 2027 down 17.2% 19th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year 2027 up 29.8% 15th Employment 666,195 2025 up 22.4% 17th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 666,195 2025 up 22.4% 17th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.9% 16th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year 2025 up 18.9% 16th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.7 2027 down 16.2% 32nd SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.65 2027 down 10.6% 29th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 61.63 2027 down 0.3% 36th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.1 2026 down 0.6% 60th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.1 2026 down 0.6% 60th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.82 2027 down 3.0% 46th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 29.41 million 2027 up 22.6% 16th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 27.08 2027 up 0.9% 31st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.35 2027 down 0.5% 16th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 71,255 2027 up 8.4% 12th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 21.42 2027 down 8.1% 25th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.61 2027 up 0.4% 29th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 38,942 2027 up 23.7% 13th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 735,205 2027 up 22.6% 16th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.82 2027 down 3.0% 46th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 2.34 % change on previous year 2027 up 407.5% 29th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.1 % change on previous year 2027 up 264.6% 16th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual 2.4 % change on previous year 2027 up 506.7% 12th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 4.47 2027 down 7.1% 60th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) 0.47 2025 up 12.2% 63rd SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 21.42 2027 down 8.1% 25th Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1) -0.2123 % change on previous year 2025 up 92.4% 60th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 12.08 2025 up 4.8% 42nd SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 79.55 2027 down 1.1% 19th LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 105,190 2027 up 17.2% 14th Jobs gap rate 10.5 2027 down 4.5% 51st Jobs gap 81,110 2027 up 16.1% 14th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 6.3 2027 down 3.1% 43rd Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 48,647 2027 up 17.5% 13th Employment 666,195 2025 up 22.4% 16th Jobs gap rate 10.46 2027 down 5.2% 51st Jobs gap 81,110 2027 up 16.1% 14th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 8.71 2027 down 7.0% 46th Informal employment rate 79.55 2027 down 1.1% 19th Informal employment 552,400 2027 up 21.9% 13th Potential labour force rate 4.44 2027 down 7.3% 41st Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 48,647 2027 up 17.5% 13th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 6.27 2027 down 4.0% 45th Potential labour force rate 4.44 2027 down 7.3% 41st Potential labour force 33,786 2027 up 13.4% 14th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization 13.83 2027 down 4.2% 43rd LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 105,190 2027 up 17.2% 14th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 71.92 2023 up 1.0% 74th Labour force ages 25 to 54 481,407 2023 up 22.8% 16th