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Table 2.2 Labour Force Participation Rate by Aged Group: 2008-2013
Years
Aged Group
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50-59 60&Over
2008
26.8
71.2
87.9
90.5
92.0
90.3
82.7
37.9
2009
27.2
71.2
87.4
90.4
91.0
90.4
82.8
40.0
2010
27.3
70.9
87.6
89.5
92.0
90.4
82.0
38.1
2011
26.1
69.6
87.3
91.0
92.0
91.0
83.3
39.1
2012
25.3
68.9
86.9
90.6
91.8
90.8
83.3
39.5
2013
22.8
67.2
86.8
88.5
90.1
89.9
82.4
38.4
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ource: The Labour Force Survey: Round 3 July-September 2008-2013, National Statistical Office.
2.2 Employment, Unemployment and a Lay Off
Demands on labour are different depending on the labour market, therefore
there is an imbalance in terms of quantity and quality of the labours. This may cause
the problems of unemployment and under-employment. The major problem of the
Thai labours are their levels of education, from the Labour Force Survey, it showed
that average years of schooling of Thai labours was about 8 years (7.9 years in 2008 and
8.5 years in 2013), which was lower than that of the ASEAN member countries.
Chart 2.2 The Average Years of Schooling of Employed Persons Aged 15 Years
and Over: 2008-2013
Source: Processed Data from The Labour Force Survey: Round 3 July-September 2008-2013,
National Statistical Office.
Number of Years
Year
1...,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30 32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,...274