90
Talent Solutions, ManpowerGroup QMR Q1, 2020
Taiwan Agriculture 5% Services 58% Industry 37%
29% of Non-Agricultural Employment is in Informal Sector
Total Workforce
11,970,000
Permanent Employees 9,231,298
Non Standard Workforce 2,293,418
Unemployed Workers 445,284
34%
41%
25%
Highly Skilled
Medium Skilled
Non Skilled
Workforce
5%
10%
32%
52%
Low Basic Interm. Advanced
% of Male Labor Force % of Female Labor Force % of Total Labor Force
Distribution of Employed Persons by Educational Level (25 years+)
Unemployment Rate by Education Level (25 years+)
Youth NEET Rate * (15-24 years)
23.6%
61.0%
62.9%
66.0%
Low Basic Interm. Advanced
Total Participation Female Participation Total Participation Rate
Male Participation is 67.4%
Female Participation is 51.4%
Labor Force Participation Rates by Educational Attainment (25 years+)
0.7%
685,560
Employed
7.5%
<15 years Employed Unemployed/ Inactive
Migration
Educational Attainment of Workforce Immigration
Top 5 Countries of Origin
Migrant Stock 742 thousand
Indonesia 33%
Vietnam
30%
Philippines 19%
Thailand 8%
Malaysia 3%
Migrant Stock by Employment Status
Skill Level of Workforce
16.1%
29.2%
Male
Female
Male Female
2.0%
3.0%
3.4%
4.1%
Low
Basic
Interm.
Advanced
Unemployment Rate (25 years+)
Key Sources:
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019)
International Labour Organization. ILOSTAT database - https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
The World Bank - https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/
Trading Economics - https://tradingeconomics.com/
National Statistics, Republic of Taiwan - https://eng.stat.gov.tw/
Ministry of Immigration, Taiwan - https://www.moi.gov.tw
*Not in Employment, Education or Training.
Key to Educational Attainment
Low: Less than Primary Education
Basic: Primary or Lower Secondary Education
Intermediate: Upper Secondary or Non Tertiary Education
Advanced: Tertiary Education
