Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income: Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) was 738,936 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income recorded 738,936 for employment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 755,206 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 688,445, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income 14th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 688,445 | — |
| 2001 | 693,361 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 699,611 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 706,277 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 715,767 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 724,838 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 733,114 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 738,578 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 740,574 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 742,977 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 747,540 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 752,393 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 752,910 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 753,167 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 754,145 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 754,732 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 755,206 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 754,130 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 753,222 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 750,150 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 731,833 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 754,339 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 739,839 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 745,983 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 739,635 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 738,936 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 718,354 | 688,445 | 742,977 | 10 |
| 2010s | 752,760 | 747,540 | 755,206 | 10 |
| 2020s | 741,761 | 731,833 | 754,339 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.76 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 773,276 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 439,521 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.63 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.916 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 51,883 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 28,524 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.8 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1509 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Employment in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income was 738,936 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 755,206 in 2016.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 688,445 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 14th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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