Frequency

From

To

  ( JAN 2011 - FEB 2025 )

Last Updated : 31 Mar 2025 14:32(Unit: Thousand persons)

  FEB 2025 pJAN 2025 pDEC 2024 NOV 2024 OCT 2024 SEP 2024
11.Population 15 years and over 2/59,360.1659,338.9059,318.1459,297.7559,277.5659,257.85
22.Labour Force (2.1 + 2.2 + 2.3) 3/40,022.7440,028.7040,765.3740,849.3440,067.6740,699.05
3   2.1.Employment 4/39,390.3839,405.5040,332.2740,420.9139,633.8340,320.10
4of which underemployment 5/n.a.n.a.263.80171.03204.53143.58
5     2.1.1.Agriculture10,780.369,949.1012,141.3512,651.2011,100.1012,852.94
6            1) Agriculture, forestry and fishing10,780.369,949.1012,141.3512,651.2011,100.1012,852.94
7     2.1.2.Non-Agriculture28,610.0229,456.4028,190.9227,769.7128,533.7327,467.15
8            1) Mining and quarrying44.6593.3053.4755.4855.4357.57
9            2) Manufacturing6,598.936,409.406,625.596,557.485,933.376,369.23
10            3) Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply91.6997.00105.5997.88125.4597.94
11            4) Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities101.0376.6087.8665.2482.74107.71
12            5) Construction2,165.992,435.902,280.801,981.042,366.132,120.20
13            6) Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles6,622.826,633.406,647.856,831.306,847.616,393.16
14            7) Transportation and storage1,703.451,739.101,659.961,553.801,558.961,773.10
15            8) Accommodation and food service activities3,343.083,709.103,382.663,305.063,781.273,323.17
16            9) Information and communication207.86191.70167.73214.50201.64171.96
17           10) Financial and insurance activities512.99463.40434.52454.02518.84448.49
18           11) Real estate activities324.11461.10311.76320.04379.61331.77
19           12) Professional, scientific and technical activities465.21389.70503.97452.30471.82438.02
20           13) Administrative and support service activities750.14769.90656.28715.73745.61718.34
21           14) Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1,817.112,054.801,535.261,650.261,872.021,591.39
22           15) Education1,124.601,330.701,054.701,014.661,114.44962.83
23           16) Human health and social work activities818.42896.70827.55850.64775.91796.36
24           17) Arts, entertainment and recreation341.13294.70301.41335.12283.34304.21
25           18) Other service activities1,242.941,097.101,165.86983.341,068.121,054.12
26           19) Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use247.55251.60321.17222.97287.71290.45
27           20) Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies0.003.901.870.000.003.04
28           21) Unknown0.0057.4065.08108.8663.73114.09
29    2.2.Unemployed Persons314.94375.50318.84382.63387.13343.10
30    (rate of unemployment)0.790.940.780.940.970.84
31           of which new entry145.20222.98151.07202.63199.37174.73
32    2.3.Seasonal Inactive Labour Force317.42247.70114.2645.7946.7135.85
33    (share of total labour force)0.790.620.280.110.120.09
343. Persons not in labour force, age 15 years or over19,337.4119,310.2018,552.7818,448.4119,209.8918,558.80
35           1) Household work4,596.814,766.404,479.824,455.404,778.224,638.15
36           2) Studies4,704.884,704.604,512.354,621.384,760.964,505.23
37           3) Too young / old / incapable of work7,413.937,250.007,247.237,130.437,263.147,192.43
38           4) Others2,621.782,589.202,313.382,241.202,407.582,222.99
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/