LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Thailand
Thailand: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 0.834 in 2025. ▲ Rising
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Thailand, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.834 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Thailand peaked at 1.97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.481, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 89th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.26 | — |
| 2013 | 0.481 | -61.7% |
| 2014 | 0.855 | +77.8% |
| 2015 | 0.905 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.21 | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | +71.2% |
| 2021 | 1.97 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 1.34 | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 0.997 | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.834 | -17.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.834 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.28, 9% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.834 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.84, 17% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9765 | 0.481 | 1.26 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 0.834 | 1.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1451 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 45,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,079 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,476 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Thailand?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Thailand was 0.834 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.481 in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Thailand ranks 89th out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). 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. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.