Jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income: Jobs gap was 67,362 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
67,362
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
19th
of 87 groups
All-time high
79,701
in 2005
All-time low
67,130
in 2024
Years of data
24
2004–2027

Jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004–2027

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2004201520272004: 79.7k2005: 79.7k2006: 78.3k2007: 76.5k2008: 78.3k2009: 79.1k2010: 76.5k2011: 75.3k2012: 75.0k2013: 74.7k2014: 74.2k2015: 74.0k2016: 72.5k2017: 71.0k2018: 67.8k2019: 69.9k2020: 75.0k2021: 68.1k2022: 71.5k2023: 68.8k2024: 67.1k2025: 67.3k2026: 67.5k2027: 67.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income stood at 67,362.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 79,701 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67,130, in 2024.

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 19th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2004 79,677
2005 79,701 +0.0%
2006 78,333 -1.7%
2007 76,548 -2.3%
2008 78,262 +2.2%
2009 79,062 +1.0%
2010 76,476 -3.3%
2011 75,346 -1.5%
2012 75,047 -0.4%
2013 74,723 -0.4%
2014 74,180 -0.7%
2015 73,975 -0.3%
2016 72,504 -2.0%
2017 70,963 -2.1%
2018 67,849 -4.4%
2019 69,880 +3.0%
2020 74,968 +7.3%
2021 68,142 -9.1%
2022 71,488 +4.9%
2023 68,780 -3.8%
2024 67,130 -2.4%
2025 67,321 +0.3%
2026 67,468 +0.2%
2027 67,362 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78,597 76,548 79,701 6
2010s 73,094 67,849 76,476 10
2020s 69,083 67,130 74,968 8

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income

  1. 16 Canada 2,109 compare
  2. 17 Netherlands 1,469 compare
  3. 18 Zimbabwe 1,445 compare
  4. 19 Rwanda 1,159 compare
  5. 20 Poland 1,099 compare
  6. 21 Viet Nam 1,002 compare
  7. 22 Sweden 916.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Jobs gap in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income was 67,362 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest jobs gap recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 79,701 in 2005.
What is the lowest jobs gap recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 67,130 in 2024.
How does Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for jobs gap?
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 19th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is jobs gap rising or falling in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Jobs gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Jobs gap
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
157 places, 3,301 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

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 is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.