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Talent Solutions, ManpowerGroup QMR Q1, 2020
Thailand Agriculture 31% Services 46% Industry 23%
43% of Non-Agricultural Employment is in Informal Sector
Total Workforce
38,210,000
Permanent Employees 18,573,499
Non Standard Workforce 19,254,401
Unemployed Workers 382,100
14%
76%
10%
Highly Skilled
Medium Skilled
Non Skilled
Workforce
23%
41%
22%
14%
25%
35%
19%
21%
Low Basic Interm. Advanced
% of Male Labor Force % of Female Labor Force % of Total Labor Force
0.1%
0.3%
0.5%
0.7%
Low
Basic
Interm.
Advanced
Unemployment Rate (25 years+)
Distribution of Employed Persons by Educational Level and Gender (25 years+)
Unemployment Rate by Education Level (25 years+)
Youth NEET Rate * (15-24 years)
66%
78%
80%
85%
45%
60%
64%
83%
Low Basic Interm. Advanced
Male Participation Female Participation
Labor Force Participation Rates by Educational Attainment and Gender (25 years+)
15.7%
2,881,000
Core
Working
Age
5.1%
<20 years Core Working Age >65 years
Migration
Educational Attainment of Workforce Immigration and Emigration
Top 5 Countries of Origin
Migrant Stock 3.6 million
Myanmar 51%
Lao 26%
Cambodia 19%
China 2%
Nepal 0%
Top 5 Countries of Destination
Emigrants 1 million
United States 28%
Australia 8%
Germany 7%
Canada 6%
Japan 5%
Migrant Stock by Working Age
Emigration
Skill Level of Workforce
10.0%
19.1%
Male
Female
Male Female
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/
*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
