Jobs gap rate in Asia and the Pacific: High income
Asia and the Pacific: High income: Jobs gap rate was 4.9 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Jobs gap rate in Asia and the Pacific: High income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, jobs gap rate in Asia and the Pacific: High income stood at 4.9. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, jobs gap rate in Asia and the Pacific: High income peaked at 8.4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2025.
That places Asia and the Pacific: High income 85th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Jobs gap rate in Asia and the Pacific: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.3 | — |
| 2005 | 7.9 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 7.5 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 7.1 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 8.4 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.7 | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2 | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2026 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.73 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.78 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 8 |
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 137,439 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.58 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 78,731 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.9 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.83 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 104,331 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 78,416 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.74 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.1467 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0407 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is jobs gap rate in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- Jobs gap rate in Asia and the Pacific: High income was 4.9 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest jobs gap rate recorded in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest jobs gap rate recorded in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2025.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: High income rank for jobs gap rate?
- Asia and the Pacific: High income ranks 85th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is jobs gap rate rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.