Vol No.32 Issue No.1 January, 2024 CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 Labour Demand (DOE) Labour Emigration Labour Immigration Labour Force Registeration of Unemployment Insurers Employed persons 40.13 million Unemployed persons 0.32 million The insured persons who registered unemployment via DOE were 62,757 persons. Labour Demand (December 2023) 67,122 vacancies Thai workers working overseas has increased by 1.07% (YoY). Thai Labour Market Journal Thai Labour Market Journal Editorial The Thai Labour Market Situation in December 2023, there were 40.13 million employed, 3.21 hundred thousand unemployed persons and 62,757 insured persons who registered unemployment via DOE. The majority cause of unemployment was resignation (81.12%). Furthermore, employers/companies reported their labour requirment via DOE 67,122 job vacancies. Thai workers working overseas has increased by 1.07% and foreign workers working in Thailand has increased by 12.73%. Please follow the further information at Website : https://www.doe.go.th/prd/lmia
Job Vacancies 36.46% 12.56% 15.11% 35.88% 25.14% 17.85% 12.73% 44.28% 50.66% 17.40% 17.43% 14.51% Job Vacancies, Job Seekers and Job Placements Classified by Education Levels Job Seekers Job Placements Vocational/Diploma Primary Bachelor’s Degree and Higher Secondary Primary Bachelor’s Degree and Higher Vocational/Diploma Secondary Secondary Primary Vocational/Diploma Bachelor’s Degree and Higher Source : DOE Data Center 2 The Country’s Overall Labour Market Situation 714 2,765 315 1,0052,674 245 11,123 2,5333,575 7,823 1,950 3,793 1,562 321 32 761 4,124 439 1,097 3,242 543 6,556 27,494 5,696 2,079 7,556 47 Managers Professionals Technicians Clerical support workers Service workers Agriculture/Fishery Craft workers Plant operators Elementary occupations Labour Demand (vacancy) Job Seekers (person) Job Placements (person) ORGANIC Labour Requirement via DOE Classified by Economic Sectors Agriculture Sector 931 vacancies Manufacturing Sector 30,127 vacancies Service/Trade Sector 36,064 vacancies Job Vacancies, Job Seekers and Job Placements Classified by Occupation Groups 1. Labour Demand : Labour Requirement via DOE 1. Labour Demand : Labour Requirement via DOE Job Vacancies 67,122 vacancies Job Seekers 19,627 persons Job Placements 13,315 persons NOV 23 : 74,332 vacancies -22.20% YoY -9.70% MoM -25.05% YoY -3.86% MoM -15.98% YoY +2.45% MoM DEC 22 : 86,275 vacancies NOV 23 : 19,157 persons DEC 22 : 23,360 persons NOV 23 : 13,849 persons DEC 22 : 17,764 persons In December 2023, employers/companies reported their labour requirment via DOE about 76,122 job vacancies. The highest demand was 24,470 vacancies at the vocational level and diploma (36.46%), followed by 24,081 vacancies at the secondary level (35.88%), 10,143 vacancies at the bachelor’s degree and higher (15.11%) and 8,428 vacancies at the primary level (12.56%).
51,960 persons 20,150 persons 14,593 persons 5. Malaysia 4,901 persons 8,716 persons Top 5 Countries of Destination 1. Taiwan 3. Israel 2. Republic of Korea 4. Japan 105,799 103,789 Source : Overseas Employment Administration Division 103,332 104,892 107,195 108,412 120,652 124,037 121,825 116,637 120,303 123,946 123,022 130,470 130,931 136,147 137,586 140,188 127,999 131,846 128,982 118,080 Thai workers working oversea JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Classified by Continents Asia Middle East Africa Australia & Ocenia Europe North & South America 1. Taiwan 2. Republic of Korea 3. Japan 4. Malaysia 5. Singapore 1. Hungary 2. Protugal 3. Ireland 4. Poland 5. CZechia 1. Madargascar 2. South Sudan 3. Mozambique 4. South Africa 5. Morocco 1. Israel 2. UAE 3. Kuwait 4. Qatar 5. Bahrain 1. USA 2. Canada 3. Panama 4. Columbia 5. Greenland 1. New Zealand 2. Australia 3. Papua New Guinea 4. Republic of the Marshall 5. French Polynesia 4,942 persons -4.02% YoY 2,6065,0117,083 6,004 7,0558,913 15,404 6,622 6,818 7,1388,521 6,979 Malaysia 568 persons South Korea 1,013 persons Taiwan 2,568 persons Japan 684 persons 02 05 Laos 551 persons 04 03 01 Top 5 countries where Thai workers are permitted to work 75 persons +1.07% YoY 190 persons +2.77% MoM 5. Service and Sales Workers 2,073 persons 2,064 persons 791 persons 586 persons 746 persons Classified by Classification of Occupations 1. Plant and Machine Operators 2. Elementary Occupations 3. Carft and Related Trades Workers 4. Technicians and Associate Professionals 1 2 3 4 5 6 703 persons 459 persons 2,418 persons 801 persons 134 persons 2,539 persons Arrangement of Agencies Self-Arrangement Arrangement of DOE Arrangement of Employers Training Channels RE-ENTRY Classified by Channels of Oversea Employment 8,555 8,588 7,879 8,974 8,67811,00113,282 7,078 7,244 7,363 6,864 7,054 Permission to work oversea 2022 2023 Unit : Person 2022 2023 Unit : Person JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC In December 2023, there were 118,080 Thai workers working overseas. The top 3 countries of destination are Taiwan, Republic of Korea and Israel. The most required job is elementary occupation: agricultural labourers, general Industial labourers and Metal Product Manufacturing Labourer. There were 7,054 job seekers who are permitted to go overseas for employment. It was classified as 5 channels of overseas employment: 4,515 persons which the arrangement of agencies: 2,418 persons (34.28%) was the most and the RE-ENTRY was 2,539 persons (35.99%). The most job was plant and machine operators and assemblers : 2,073 persons (29.39%). 3 The Country’s Overall Labour Market Situation 2. Labour Emigration : Thai workers working overseas
4 The Country’s Overall Labour Market Situation Skilled Labour 174,986 persons 2,613,373 persons General Labour 2,349,234 persons Lifetime Work 5 persons Minorities 89,148 persons Current Foreign Workers classified by Groups General 122,973 persons BOI 52,013 persons Foreign Workers -12.73% 381,080 persons YoY +0.31% 8,142 persons MoM 2,352,063 2,346,928 2,348,323 2,003,390 2,161,578 2,266,603 2,337,154 2,408,716 2,473,816 2,685,063 2,891,807 2,994,453 3,310,090 2,745,967 2,743,673 2,744,613 2,740,773 2,745,223 2,766,997 2,598,450 2,593,439 2,592,028 2,605,231 2,613,373 52,339 positions +412.70% YoY 11,991 positions -15.57% MoM 2,072 positions 2,267 positions 1,237 positions AWARENESS General Type 6,335 positions 1 BOI 1,382 positions 2 Minorities Group 1,840 positions 3 Daily or Seasonal Workers 10,624 positions 4 4,344 6,327 6,471 6,597 1,211 positions 259 positions 214 positions 449 positions 188 positions 481 positions 7,886 positions 1,499 positions 557 positions MOU 44,840 positions 5 14,788 positions 10,424 positions 9,073 positions 15,776 11,096 9,239 13,256 12,348 10,763 14,719 12,145 12,682 14,332 11,096 36,851 55,420 54,09166,090 68,426 67,938 62,87877,012 65,021 All Foreign Workers New Foreign Workers 2022 2023 Unit : Person 2022 2023 Unit : Position JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC New Foreign Workers Top 3 of Occupation Groups Top 3 of Occupation Groups Top 3 of Occupation Groups Top 3 of Business Types Top 3 of Business Types 1. Professionals 2. Managers 3. Technicians 1. Technicians 2. Managers 3. Professionals 1. Elementary Occupations 2. Craft Workers 3. Service Workers 3. Construction 2. Manufacturing 1. Agriculture and Livestock 3. Wholesale/Retail 2. Construction 1. Manufacturing Source: Foreign Workers Administration Office 3. Labour Immigration : Foreign Workers Labour Immigration : Foreign Workers As of December 2023, there were 2,613,373 foreign workers in Thailand. It consisted of 2,349,234 of general workers (Myanmar, Laotian, Cambodian and Vietnamese) (89.89%), 174,986 of skilled foreign workers (6.70%) and 89,153 of minorities/lifetime worker permits (3.41%). New foreign workers who are permitted to work in December 2023 were 65,021 positions. It can be classified by type of work permits: 44,840 positions of MOU (68.96%), 6,335 positions of General type (9.74%), 10,624 positions of Daily or Seasonal workers (16.34%), 1,840 positions of Minorities group (2.83%) and 1,382 positions of BOI (2.13%). Vietnamese 1,387 persons Laotian 232,637 persons Myanmar 1,713,856 persons Cambodian 401,354 persons
5 The Country’s Overall Labour Market Situation Source : National Statistical Office 6.47 8.91 7.13 4.29 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 2.60 2.80 3.00 2.40 2.20 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00 0.06 0.47 0.50 0.38 1.30 6.55 0.50 6.78 Number of Employed persons (Unit : million persons) Number of Unemployed persons (Unit : hundred thousand persons) Million persons Hundred thousand persons Primary Upper Secondary Lower Secondary Higher Education Incomplete Vocational Primary Education Level DECEMBER 2022 DECEMBER 2023 1.17 1.31 2.20 2.32 1.67 1.76 1.92 1.97 8.52 7.88 11.60 12.05 4.33 4.18 4.26 4.05 4.46 4.29 Employed Persons classified by Occupation Groups Managers Professionals Technicians Clerical support workers Service workers Agriculture/Fishery Craft workers Plant operators Elementary occupations Unit : million persons -1.50% MoM NOV 23: 40.74 million DEC 22 : 39.81 million +0.80% YoY Employed Persons (40.13 million ) 12.62 million Agriculture 27.51 million Non-Agriculture Top 6 Non-Agriculture (Unit : million persons) Manufacturing 6.20 Wholesale/Retails 6.61 Hotel & Restaurant 3.40 Government Administration 1.72 Construction 2.25 Transportation 1.58 -2.73% MoM NOV 23 : 0.33 million DEC 22 : 0.40 million -16.62% YoY Unemployed Persons ( 0.32 million ) Unemployment rate 0.8% Without Working Experiences 0.14 million Having Working Experiences 0.18 million Education Level Higher Education Upper Secondary Lower Secondary Primary Vocational 0.08 million 0.02 million 0.02 million 0.02 million 0.01 million Agriculture 0.01 million Manufacturing 0.07 million Service 0.11 million Northern Central Unemployed : 0.06 million Unemployment rate : 1.2% Employed : 5.26 million Northeastern Southern Bangkok Unemployed : 0.07 million Unemployment rate : 1.1% Employed : 6.18 million Unemployed : 0.10 million Unemployment rate : 0.7% Employed : 13.59 million Unemployed : 0.06 million Unemployment rate : 0.6% Employed : 9.35 million Unemployed : 0.04 million Unemployment rate : 0.7% Employed : 5.75 million Number of Population by Labour Force (DEC, 2023) Employed and Unemployed Persons classified by Regions Persons aged 15 and over (59.05 million) Total Labour Force 40.62 million Current labour force 40.45 million Seasonally inactive 0.17 million Employed persons 40.13 million Unemployed persons 0.32 million Persons not in labour force 18.43 million Others 8.84 million Students 4.51 million Household work 5.08 million 4. Labour Force : Thai Labour Force Survey Labour Force : Thai Labour Force Survey According to the National Statistical Office survey in December 2023, there were 59.05 million persons aged 15 and over. The 40.62 million were in the labour force; 40.13 million persons were employed, 3.21 hundred thousand persons were unemployed (a 0.8 percent unemployment rate) and 1.7 hundred thousand persons were seasonally inactive labour force.
6 The Country’s Overall Labour Market Situation 5. Registration of Unemployment Insurers Northern 5,963 persons 5,001 persons 602 persons 360 persons Western 4,775 persons 4,030 persons 540 persons 205 persons Eastern 8,696 persons 6,760 persons 1,594 persons 342 persons Southern 4,783 persons 4,024 persons 554 persons 205 persons Northeastern 7,099 persons 5,982 persons 760 persons 357 persons Central 11,749 persons 9,340 persons 2,108 persons 301 persons Bangkok 19,692 persons 15,771 persons 3,388 persons 533 persons Resignation Laid off End of contract Resignation Laid off End of contract Resignation Laid off End of contract Resignation Laid off End of contract Resignation Laid off End of contract Resignation Laid off End of contract Resignation Laid off End of contract 49,913 71,407 74,821 8,701 11,767 8,958 1,736 2,943 2,091 2022 2023 72,331 11,179 2,344 73,657 10,590 3,374 84,974 9,768 3,216 75,220 10,822 2,863 74,047 12,878 3,517 64,779 10,085 2,723 62,903 68,484 3,616 9,996 13,287 14,528 59,648 10,248 3,463 50,908 9,546 2,303 The Number of Insured Persons in case of Unemployment classified by Regions The Number of Insured Persons in case of Unemployment Monthly, 2022-2023 Resignation Laid off End of contract Unit : Person DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2,407 persons +3.99% YoY 10,602 persons -14.45% MoM 26,829 persons 14,382 persons 5,466 persons 4,209 persons 3,151 persons 2,186 persons 4,231 persons Causes of laid off Causes of resignation 2. Being Self-employed 1. Changing Jobs 3. Respite 4. Sickness In December 2023, there were 62,757 registered insured persons in the case of unemployment via DOE. It has increased from the previous year by 2,407 persons (3.99%). It was made up of 28,066 males (44.72%) and 34,691 females (55.28%).The majority came from resignation (81.12%). The causes of resignation were changing jobs, being self-employed, respite, and sickness. 50,908 persons (81.12%) 9,546 persons 2,303 persons (15.21%) (3.67%) The Registered Persons in December 2023 ( 62,757 persons ) Resignation Laid off End of contract (56.44%) 28,734 persons 22,174 persons (43.56%) 4,802 persons (50.30%) 4,744 persons (49.70%) 1,213 persons (52.67%) 1,090 persons (47.33%) Female Female Female Male Male Male 1. Staff Reduction 3. Going out of Business 2. Termination of Contract Source : DOE Data Center, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour
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