LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in ASEAN
ASEAN: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 5.98 in 2027. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in ASEAN, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
ASEAN recorded 5.98 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in ASEAN peaked at 8.87 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.69, in 2019.
That places ASEAN 78th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in ASEAN, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.21 | — |
| 2006 | 8.03 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.18 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.87 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.55 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.97 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 6.64 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 6.33 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 6.25 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.08 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.19 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.09 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.01 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.69 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.03 | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 8.87 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.67 | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 6.14 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 6.12 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.1 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 6 | -1.6% |
| 2027 | 5.98 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in ASEAN changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +41.2% | 5.69 | 8.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.97 | 7.55 | 8.21 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.22 | 5.69 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.74 | 5.98 | 8.87 | 8 |
Countries ranked near ASEAN
More work & labour data for ASEAN
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 364,441 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 183,655 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.49 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.988 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.31 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.59 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 34,583 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 11,260 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.96 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in ASEAN?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in ASEAN was 5.98 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in ASEAN?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in ASEAN?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.69 in 2019.
- How does ASEAN rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- ASEAN ranks 78th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in ASEAN?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ASEAN data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.