Frequency

From

To

  ( JAN 2011 - MAY 2026 )

Last Updated : 30 Jun 2026 14:32(Unit: Thousand persons)

  MAY 2026 pAPR 2026 pMAR 2026 pFEB 2026 pJAN 2026 pDEC 2025 p
11.Population 15 years and over 2/59,690.5359,666.8359,643.5059,620.6959,598.0459,575.99
22.Labour Force (2.1 + 2.2 + 2.3) 3/42,438.9341,878.4842,137.0542,093.9641,585.2940,228.81
3   2.1.Employment 4/41,781.0641,008.9441,290.5441,432.0240,971.7839,744.68
4of which underemployment 5/n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
5     2.1.1.Agriculture11,812.5910,022.2511,934.5611,430.2110,393.7212,171.36
6            1) Agriculture, forestry and fishing11,812.5910,022.2511,934.5611,430.2110,393.7212,171.36
7     2.1.2.Non-Agriculture29,968.4830,986.6929,355.9830,001.8130,578.0727,573.32
8            1) Mining and quarrying50.9888.1590.3363.5390.4479.17
9            2) Manufacturing6,771.396,723.596,503.386,877.516,486.436,449.36
10            3) Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply133.43141.45102.0799.20113.7297.80
11            4) Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities58.9598.9261.9773.0595.6259.58
12            5) Construction2,575.472,576.562,388.682,254.172,390.452,152.42
13            6) Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles6,950.057,201.636,893.177,065.147,316.426,443.79
14            7) Transportation and storage1,752.771,861.411,589.991,907.971,837.301,675.73
15            8) Accommodation and food service activities3,470.933,938.123,610.923,452.613,757.183,301.23
16            9) Information and communication203.99199.78170.95196.80169.52155.69
17           10) Financial and insurance activities570.83426.74383.46582.90441.03424.95
18           11) Real estate activities320.57412.12472.19410.60459.53308.46
19           12) Professional, scientific and technical activities447.98459.32400.31474.98429.74539.47
20           13) Administrative and support service activities823.80931.52784.43808.02967.71700.47
21           14) Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1,894.831,880.051,664.461,919.231,931.691,557.53
22           15) Education1,136.101,196.261,097.581,057.221,385.571,012.98
23           16) Human health and social work activities890.02958.73774.24854.47939.28760.72
24           17) Arts, entertainment and recreation335.93289.45364.58317.95291.07274.47
25           18) Other service activities1,302.381,291.211,570.931,275.871,162.401,235.09
26           19) Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use230.43271.34319.05244.15255.68286.12
27           20) Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies0.000.000.000.00n.a.4.48
28           21) Unknown0.000.00108.220.00n.a.53.83
29    2.2.Unemployed Persons429.59395.89405.15371.10371.97295.41
30    (rate of unemployment)1.010.950.960.880.890.73
31           of which new entry202.53160.18140.59153.04147.55174.88
32    2.3.Seasonal Inactive Labour Force228.28473.66441.35290.84241.54188.73
33    (share of total labour force)0.541.131.050.690.580.47
343. Persons not in labour force, age 15 years or over17,251.6017,788.3517,506.4517,526.7318,012.7519,347.22
35           1) Household work2,829.442,887.072,947.072,910.023,257.754,499.80
36           2) Studies4,480.764,860.614,510.644,493.994,743.474,483.42
37           3) Too young / old / incapable of work7,141.157,115.687,267.057,270.757,105.437,734.10
38           4) Others2,800.202,924.982,781.692,851.972,906.102,629.90
Source:
National Statistical Office
Remark:
1/ BOT has not published the monthly results of the Labor Force Survey for the periods between April 2020 - June 2020 and January 2021 - July 2022 on our website, as the NSO could not conduct the labor force survey at the provincial level due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in Thailand. However, the quarterly results were published as usual.
2/ Since January 2014 change estimation which adjusted from population census 2010
3/ The concept of "Labor Force" was revised to cover persons with the age of 15 years and over , as opposed to the original concept of 13 years and over.
4/ Classification of industrial base on International Standard Industrial Classification, (ISIC) Revision 4, 2009, UN.
5/ Work less than 35 hours per week and available for additional work (defined by BOT)
EC_RL_009_S4 Labour Force Survey (New Series ISIC Rev.4) 1/