Date: 31-May-2011 (Data Updated until 2010)
Unit : Billion Baht or as stated
2007 2008 2009 2010
Population (at year-end) 63.04 63.39 63.53 63.88
(0.3) (0.6) (0.2) (0.6)
Labour Force1/ 36.94 37.70 38.43 38.64
(1.4) (2.1) (1.9) (0.6)
Employed 36.25 37.02 37.71 38.04
(1.6) (2.1) (1.9) (0.9)
Agriculture 14.31 14.70 14.69 14.55
(1.0) (2.7) (-0.0) (-1.0)
Non-agriculture 21.94 22.32 23.01 23.49
(2.0) (1.7) (3.1) (2.1)
Unemployed persons2/ 0.51 0.52 0.57 0.40
(rate of unemployment) (1.4) (1.4) (1.5) (1.0)
Open unemployed (looking for work) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Passive unemployed 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3
(available but not looking for work)
Seasonal Inactive Labour Force 0.18 0.16 0.15 0.20
(As % of labour force) (0.5) (0.4) (0.4) (0.5)
Remark: 1/ (Since 1996, 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.)
2/ (Person who did not work but were available for work.)
Source: (Department of Provincial Administration, National Statistical Office and
National Economic & Social Development Board)