BANGKOK, Nov 6 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Unemployment in Thailand has improved considerably with the rate of joblessness falling to 1.2% in the third quarter of this year from 2.3% in the same period last year.
Deputy government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Saturday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha was satisfied to learn that the rate of employment has risen to the level before the Covid-19 crisis hit the country.
“This reflects the government’s success in maintaining employment rates and ensuring people have an income,” she said. “The successful implementation of public health policy has helped the country survive the crisis and helped the economy recover from all dimensions.”
Of Thailand’s 40.1-million-strong workforce, 491,000 were recorded as unemployed in the third quarter of this year, down from 546,000 in the second quarter and 911,000 in the third quarter of last year, Traisuree said.
She added that the number of employed people came in at 39.6 million in the third quarter, up from 39 million in the second quarter and 38.7 million in the third quarter of 2021.
Employment has risen by an average of 2.1% from last year, mostly outside the farming sector, the spokesperson said. Service and retail sectors, meanwhile, saw 4.3% more jobs in the third quarter, while employment in the agriculture sector suffered a 2.4% decline.
Traisuree said businesses are hiring more staff because the economy has started recovering after the fallout of Covid-19.
“The outlook is particularly bright for the tourism and aviation sectors as the number of tourists is rising,” she said, citing next week’s Suvarnabhumi Airport Job Fair.
The fair is scheduled to be held from November 9 to 11 from 9am to 3pm at the airport’s Public Transportation Centre.
She said some 30 companies operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport are looking to fill up to 1,500 vacancies, including those of electrical engineers, ground staff, warehouse workers, passenger screening personnel, security officers and technicians. - The Nation Thailand/ANN
