george Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Thailand Has World's Lowest Unemployment Rate: Survey Thailand has the lowest unemployment rate in the world and South Africa the highest, Germany's Federal Statistics Office said Thursday, quoting data from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Unemployment in Thailand was pegged at 1.9 per cent in 2005, according to comparative data from 43 countries collated by the ILO, the German office said. The Thais were followed by South Korea and New Zealand, which both had a jobless rate of 3.7 per cent, according to the survey. Ireland and Switzerland had the lowest unemployment rate in Europe at 4.4 per cent each, while Poland had the highest at 17.7 per cent. Germany's unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent placed it in 32nd place among the countries surveyed. Bottom of the list was South Africa with an unemployment rate of 26.6 per cent. The ILO classes unemployed people as those of working age who do not have paid employment or who are self-employed even though they actively seek work. -- Agencies/DPA 2006-12-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Thailand, the hub of full employment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonLad Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) Bottom of the list was South Africa with an unemployment rate of 26.6 per cent. Well how could you work in that heat!!!! Edited December 7, 2006 by DragonLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swain Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Thailand Has World's Lowest Unemployment Rate: SurveyThailand has the lowest unemployment rate in the world and South Africa the highest, Germany's Federal Statistics Office said Thursday, quoting data from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Unemployment in Thailand was pegged at 1.9 per cent in 2005, according to comparative data from 43 countries collated by the ILO, the German office said. The Thais were followed by South Korea and New Zealand, which both had a jobless rate of 3.7 per cent, according to the survey. Ireland and Switzerland had the lowest unemployment rate in Europe at 4.4 per cent each, while Poland had the highest at 17.7 per cent. Germany's unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent placed it in 32nd place among the countries surveyed. Bottom of the list was South Africa with an unemployment rate of 26.6 per cent. The ILO classes unemployed people as those of working age who do not have paid employment or who are self-employed even though they actively seek work. -- Agencies/DPA 2006-12-07 It is very strange ... very... I mean... with all the benefits they have in Thailand. Social security, food stamps, unemployment ... you would think someone would be milking the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittheimp Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Thailand Has World's Lowest Unemployment Rate: SurveyThailand has the lowest unemployment rate in the world and South Africa the highest, Germany's Federal Statistics Office said Thursday, quoting data from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Unemployment in Thailand was pegged at 1.9 per cent in 2005, according to comparative data from 43 countries collated by the ILO, the German office said. The Thais were followed by South Korea and New Zealand, which both had a jobless rate of 3.7 per cent, according to the survey. Ireland and Switzerland had the lowest unemployment rate in Europe at 4.4 per cent each, while Poland had the highest at 17.7 per cent. Germany's unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent placed it in 32nd place among the countries surveyed. Bottom of the list was South Africa with an unemployment rate of 26.6 per cent. The ILO classes unemployed people as those of working age who do not have paid employment or who are self-employed even though they actively seek work. -- Agencies/DPA 2006-12-07 Sounds likely!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Can't think what all the women are employed at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Bottom of the list was South Africa with an unemployment rate of 26.6 per cent. Well how could you work in that heat!!!! I've lived in both places. Thailand is a lot hotter and the people [ Thai Males] are a lot lazier. So in a way, your argument is proven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thailand Has World's Lowest Unemployment Rate: SurveyBottom of the list was South Africa with an unemployment rate of 26.6 per cent. The ILO classes unemployed people as those of working age who do not have paid employment or who are self-employed even though they actively seek work. -- Agencies/DPA 2006-12-07 And that 26.6% are blacks and doesn't include the 100% of white Afrikaaners who have never done a stroke of work in their lives. btw how can a person be classed as unemployed if they are self employed "even though they actively seek work"? Is this a fancy way of saying the "black" economy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I wonder what they define as employment. In Oz the government defines employed as having worked one day in the month the statistics are taken. As a result you can be receiving full unemployment benefits and still not be classed a unemployed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falux Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 When I see Thais sleeping on whatever spot they found, I do not consider them working. But the stats do, so, ok, fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falux Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Re my last post, I'm talking about male Thais. I find many female Thais to be working really hard, and I'm not talking about nightlife here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Unemployment in Thailand was pegged at 1.9 per cent in 2005........... Where do people register to be considered unemployed and collect "the dole"? There isn't any such system in Thailand. How can the figures be pegged? Unemployment floats up and down, often seasonally. To me the word pegged implies "set at an artificial level" the way the baht has been pegged to the US$ for many years......... Mind you that peg is pretty shakey these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 thai men being lazy is a stereotype. while probably a good percentage of them are, most of them where i live work really hard. it would be unfair to them to make such assumptions. it makes sense that thais have low unemployment when anyone at any time can throw up a little table and start selling somtam or fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 And who keeps track of the statistics? I am not aware of an employment office here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djinn Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Unemployment in Thailand was pegged at 1.9 per cent in 2005........... Where do people register to be considered unemployed and collect "the dole"? There isn't any such system in Thailand. How can the figures be pegged? Unemployment floats up and down, often seasonally. To me the word pegged implies "set at an artificial level" the way the baht has been pegged to the US$ for many years......... Mind you that peg is pretty shakey these days. Statistics have not a lot of meaning.Go only look in any Issaan village.No job exept in farming activities periods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG16 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 the way the baht has been pegged to the US$ for many years......... Mind you that peg is pretty shakey these days. ermm you are just pulling ppl's legs arent you? cos as far as I remember that 'peg' came CRASHING down since 1997. and yes the labour department has local offices in all provinces, so I imagine they are doing some kind of record keeping....not saying how accurate they are or not...but they do exist besides...with a lot of people in agriculture upcountry..this means they are employed..but not necessarily at a level that can maintain their livelihood properly. so employment is not the tell all figure that can be taken at face value I guess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlRedEyes Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) Thailand Has World's Lowest Unemployment Rate: Survey Bottom of the list was South Africa with an unemployment rate of 26.6 per cent. The ILO classes unemployed people as those of working age who do not have paid employment or who are self-employed even though they actively seek work. -- Agencies/DPA 2006-12-07 And that 26.6% are blacks and doesn't include the 100% of white Afrikaaners who have never done a stroke of work in their lives. btw how can a person be classed as unemployed if they are self employed "even though they actively seek work"? Is this a fancy way of saying the "black" economy? Ignorance, they say, is bliss. You haven't a clue what you're talking about, judged by your post. And your statement is absolutely racist. Lets hope it doesn't reflect your true IQ. Sadly I think it does. Edited December 8, 2006 by OlRedEyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 With such low unemployment rates there will be huge pressure on wages to go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceBlondie Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 In some developed countries, a figure as low as 1.9% of the available labor force, being unemployed, would be considered an extreme case of full employment, with serious labor shortages in certain skilled fields. I think we're all taking this Thai 1.9% figure with several grains of salt. In America, the labor force is defined as all those who work, or who are SEEKING work that month. People who could work, but who don't even say they're looking for work, don't count. And the semi-employed and the underemployed count as workers who are employed. I'm curious to ask other questions or jump to conclusions, but I don't know enough about Thai labor market to even guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) What South Africa needs is more parking ramps... Thailand has perfected the fully employed parking lot: Salute Guy Look for bomb (two guys) Ticket Guy Reverse whistle guy (one for each floor) Return - review ticket guy Departing salute guy Edited December 8, 2006 by sfokevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberstar Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Probably the 1.9% reflects how many is officially registered as unemployed - not the many who have been granted 1 meter of sidewalk where they sit all day trying to make a few bahts on selling petty pieces of handicraft. I my home-country they'd not been granted a place on the sidewalk - they'd bee on the dole. In Thailand they are independent bussness-people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 All the chaps around here that don't have what could be regarded as a job, do in fact roll their own cigarettes.... therefore, working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmart Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) What South Africa needs is more parking ramps... Thailand has perfected the fully employed parking lot with an ARMY of staff: Salute Guy Look for bomb (two guys) Ticket Guy Reverse whistle guy (one for each floor) Return - review ticket guy Departing salute guy Thai companies certainly have an abundance of staff! Any Western "time & motion" pencil neck who surveyed a company here, would have a fit. Does growing a long fingernail constitute an occupation? Edited December 8, 2006 by kmart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spenthouse Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Does growing a long fingernail constitute an occupation? i dunno, but watching it grow sure requires a work permit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColPyat Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Where do people register to be considered unemployed and collect "the dole"? There isn't any such system in Thailand. Labors with contract do have a right for certain rights, such as getting 6 months salary as compensation in case of unemploeyment. I don't think though that unemployment in Thailand and developed countries can be compared. For one, it's a question of counting. Large sectors of the Thai labor force have never been counted as they do not fulfill the minimum requirements to get a job with contracts. You see always openings in industrial estates for employment, but they have certain minimum requirements. I think 49% of Thais are directly depending on agriculture, and only the smallest amount of these sectors are in what you would call employed, or self emploeyd with social security. Many are small scale farmers without sufficient income and/or seasonal laborers. Huge sectors of the society here are "employed" in the shadow economy, and there hardly any statistics are possible. Even in the west are certain problems with official unemployment rates, espcially who is getting counted in and who not. In countries such as Thailand the official unemployment rate has no relation to the condition of the economy, or public wealth/poverty, and should be seen just as a number without any relevance whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bina Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 just jto clue u all in when anon came back to israel to work, he had to go to the labour office of his amphur and report that he was going back to israel to work... since we have close to 70 000 legal thai workers and many thousands more illegal here in israel, i suspect that some of 'work' could be stats counting thai working in foreign lands whose salaries get sent back to thailand monthly to support family... just a thought for finagleing stats also, is farmer counted as employment.. even if there is no work during the rainy season for instance they are still 'employed' as farmer, just not actively cutting rice or something...or did someone mention this already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 "If you ever get annoyed, look at me I'm self-employed I love to work at nothing all day" Courtesy BTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sing_Sling Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Probably the 1.9% reflects how many is officially registered as unemployed - not the many who have been granted 1 meter of sidewalk where they sit all day trying to make a few bahts on selling petty pieces of handicraft. I my home-country they'd not been granted a place on the sidewalk - they'd bee on the dole. In Thailand they are independent bussness-people. Entrepreneurs even . . . social climbing potential hi-so material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 do they count the pool players also with the employed ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumnien Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Anywhere in the world statistics should be taken with a grain of salt. In Thailand, statistics in the Bangkok Post or Nation should be used for amusement purposes exclusively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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