64
Thailand
2.3%
-6.1%
2.6%
2019 2020 2021 Forecast
Real GDP Growth (Annual Percent Change)
21
2
1
1
2% - First Vaccine Dose
(May 2021)
Total Workforce (000s)
'2
39,016
Unemployed Workers (000s) 585
Unemployment Rate 1.5%
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.0%
Covid Case and Death Rate
12
1
1
2 1
2
1 1
1
1 2
1 1 1
1 1
21
2
1
1
M
M
M
2 2 2 1
Remote Work Ranking
(APAC Region - Ranking out
of 15 Countries)
Remote Ready Jobs
13
th
Technical Readiness
11
th
~406K Added
~70K Added
~280K Added
~60K Added
~66K Added
~63K Added
~90K Added
~18K Added
Approximately
800K Jobs
gained since Q4
2019
Education Profile of Employed Population Impact of Covid-19 on Employment By Industry*
Education Profile of Unemployed Population
IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast
Sources:
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2021/April
https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
https://covid19.who.int/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://tradingeconomics.com/
https://www.bot.or.th
http://statbbi.nso.go.th/
https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/
*Jobs in 000s
▪ Borders have been closed until the end of July with
the exception of Thai nationals and residents and
passengers from specific countries.
▪ Year on year inflation is at 3.4%.
▪ An OECD report recently found that 42% of
workers in Thailand are over-qualified for their
jobs.
▪ More than 600K migrant workers have registered
with the Thai Government for a 2 year work permit.
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