Unemployment hit 5-year high in Q1
The pandemic drove the country’s unemployment rate up to 1.96% in the first quarter, the highest level in five years, while the IT sector saw the highest number of job postings compared with other industries in the first half of this year, according to job search platform JobsDB.
“Thailand’s unemployment rate in the first quarter reached the highest level in five years at 1.96%,” said Pornladda Dathratwibul, country manager at JobsDB Thailand, during a virtual briefing. “Job demand both on digital job-seeking platforms and other online channels recovered with an increase of 6.7% compared with the second half of 2020.”
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
