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April, 2021
Thailand
Total Workforce (000s) Dec '20
39,451
Unemployed Workers (000s) 592
Unemployment Rate 1.5%
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.0%
15,357
41,944
8,866
575
2,879
179
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20 -64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
20,459
20,406
20,268 20,262
20,555
0.8%
0.7%
0.8% 1.0%
1.3%
17,015
17,069
17,161
16,820
17,367
0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
1.0% 1.3%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
75.5%
75.1% 74.6%
74.7%
75.9%
58.5%
58.6% 58.8%
57.8%
59.8%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
5.2% of the population is foreign born. 1.1 million Thais have
emigrated.
Approximately half of the population lives in urban areas.
Thailand is considering changing its Smart Visa to enable digital
nomads and remote workers.
Samut Sakhon has an estimated 400K migrant workers (many
from Myanmar) private sector companies have provided
assistance by providing food and drink during lockdown.
83 Covid-19 deaths.
Borders are open but all arrivals must have a
negative Covid-19 test and quarantine.
Non-essential shops are open.
Schools are open.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://dispatcheseurope.com/new-digital-nomad-visas-more-countries-see-restless-internationals-as-key-to-
prosperity/
https://news.trust.org/item/20210114090038-gbukp/
http://statbbi.nso.go.th/staticreport/page/sector/en/02.aspx