BANGKOK, March 17 (TNA) - Thailand’s economic slowdown, impacted by the global financial crisis, has impacted unemployment as the number of jobless people in January soared 63 per cent to 880,000 from the previous month, and the number continues to rise, according to a senior government official.
National Statistical Office Secretary-General Thananut Trithipphayabut said there are signs that the number of unemployed will continue to rise if production continues to fall.
Of the total jobless in January, unemployment rate in Thailand’s insurgency-troubled South was highest at 3.9 per cent of the total regional workforce, followed by the Northeast at 2.7 per cent, the Central region at 2.1 per cent, the North at 1.7 per cent and the Bangkok the least with 1.3 per cent, Mrs. Thananut said.
Most of the unemployed were aged 15-24, the majority of whom were new graduates looking for jobs, she said.
In January, the number of employed people rose to 36.2 million from 35.92 million a year ago. Of the total, 12.48 million, about one-third, were engaged in the agricultural sector. (TNA)
General News : Last Update : 19:52:45 17 March 2009 (GMT+7:00)
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