Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers was 38,212 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, 2004–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income recorded 38,212 for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income peaked at 46,863 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31,494, in 2022.
Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 16th 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.
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46,442 | — |
| 2005 | 46,555 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 46,272 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 46,115 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 46,863 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 46,540 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 46,286 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 45,618 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 45,052 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 44,046 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 42,976 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 41,925 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 40,398 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 38,921 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 36,633 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 32,644 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 36,194 | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 37,515 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 31,494 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 31,819 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 36,478 | +14.6% |
| 2025 | 37,097 | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 37,662 | +1.5% |
| 2027 | 38,212 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,464 | 46,115 | 46,863 | 6 |
| 2010s | 41,450 | 32,644 | 46,286 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,809 | 31,494 | 38,212 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 974,717 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 747,456 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.46 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 26,339 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,807 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 54.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.49 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 908,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income was 38,212 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 46,863 in 2008.
- What is the lowest potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,494 in 2022.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income rank for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers?
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income ranks 16th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.