Unemployment Rate in Thailand decreased to 0.76 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 0.88 percent in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Thailand Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Thailand Unemployment Rate

• Thailand Unemployment Rate dropped to 0.79% in Feb 2025, from the previously reported figure of 0.94% in Jan 2025.
• Thailand Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to Feb 2025, with an average rate of 1.15%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.70% in Jan 2001 and a record low of 0.39% in Nov 2012.
• The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
• In the latest reports, Thailand Population reached 65.95 million people in Dec 2024.

In 2024, *** percent of the Thai population was unemployed. The highest unemployment rate was in 2021, reaching nearly *** percent, during the consideration period.

Youth Unemployment Rate in Thailand increased to 5.30 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 4.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Thailand Youth Unemployment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Thailand Unemployment Rate: Whole Kingdom data was reported at 1.000 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.980 % for 2023. Thailand Unemployment Rate: Whole Kingdom data is updated yearly, averaging 0.985 % from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2024, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.930 % in 2021 and a record low of 0.660 % in 2012. Thailand Unemployment Rate: Whole Kingdom data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Thailand. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.G024: Labour Force Survey: Age 15 and Over: Labour Force Status and Unemployment Rate: Annual.

The unemployment rate in Thailand stands at 0.77 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows a decrease from the level of 0.91 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from the level of 1.02 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate data...

Graph and download economic data for Youth Unemployment Rate for Thailand (SLUEM1524ZSTHA) from 1991 to 2024 about Thailand, 15 to 24 years, unemployment, and rate.

Monthly and long-term Thailand Unemployment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

The number of unemployed persons in Thailand increased to 365.53 Thousand in the second quarter of 2025 from 357.73 Thousand in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Thailand Unemployed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Quarterly dataset of the Thailand Unemployment Rate, including historical data, latest releases, and long-term trends from 1977-03-31 to 2025-09-30. Available for free download in CSV format.

Thailand Unemployment Rate: Bangkok Capital: Qtr data was reported at 1.200 % in Mar 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.200 % for Dec 2017. Thailand Unemployment Rate: Bangkok Capital: Qtr data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.008 % from Mar 2005 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.148 % in Mar 2005 and a record low of 0.416 % in Dec 2011. Thailand Unemployment Rate: Bangkok Capital: Qtr data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.G016: Labour Force Survey: Age 15 and Over: Labour Force Status and Unemployment Rate : Quarterly.

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Thailand stood at *** percent for males and *** percent for females. In that period, more than ******* were unemployed individuals in the country.

Thailand TH: Unemployment Rate data was reported at 1.179 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.988 % for 2016. Thailand TH: Unemployment Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.494 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2017, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.900 % in 1987 and a record low of 0.655 % in 2011. Thailand TH: Unemployment Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Annual.

Historical dataset showing Thailand unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

Thailand: Unemployment rate for males: The latest value from 2024 is 0.65 percent, a decline from 0.67 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 6.29 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Thailand from 1991 to 2024 is 1.26 percent. The minimum value, 0.26 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 3.41 percent was recorded in 1998.

Thailand Unemployment Rate: Whole Kingdom: Qtr data was reported at 1.200 % in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.100 % for Dec 2017. Thailand Unemployment Rate: Whole Kingdom: Qtr data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.900 % from Mar 2013 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.200 % in Mar 2018 and a record low of 0.600 % in Dec 2014. Thailand Unemployment Rate: Whole Kingdom: Qtr data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.G016: Labour Force Survey: Age 15 and Over: Labour Force Status and Unemployment Rate : Quarterly.

The unemployment rate in Thailand reached 1.1 percent in 2020, a small increase from the previous year. Most of Thailand’s population is of working age and employed. About 47 percent of Thailand’s inhabitants work in the service sector, and another large portion of the population works in agriculture. Emerging and upwards Thailand is considered an emerging economy, as reflected by the country’s growing service sector. In recent years, Thailand has maintained a trade surplus, with the largest portion of exports going to China, the United States, and Japan. As of 2018, most of Taiwan’s exports are electrical machinery equipment and computers. An ASEAN leader Thailand is one of the founding members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), developed to nurture trade and economic growth among Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam. The organization has seen growth in gross domestic product (GDP) to over 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars. Among the countries involved, Thailand has the second largest economy with 487 billion U.S. dollars as of 2018.

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Historical dataset showing Thailand youth unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

Thailand Unemployment: By Age: Total data was reported at 473.770 Person th in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 421.730 Person th for Dec 2017. Thailand Unemployment: By Age: Total data is updated quarterly, averaging 506.110 Person th from Mar 1998 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 81 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,743.700 Person th in Jun 1999 and a record low of 188.000 Person th in Dec 2012. Thailand Unemployment: By Age: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Thailand. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.G029: Labour Force Survey: Age 15 and Over: Unemployment by Age Group: Quarterly.