Thais ‘ eager’ to work electronically for firms
Discussed: 16 Aug 2024 at 06: 15
According to a new survey conducted by the National Statistical Office ( NSO ), Thailand’s overall unemployment rate decreased from May to June, with the exception of Bangkok.
The overall number of poor was estimated at 379, 000 in June, down from about 482, 000 people in May, said the NSO.
The survey was conducted among the working-age inhabitants of 59.19 million people aged 15 and older.
Of them, 40 million were able to work in the official business, while the remainder, such as the disabled, were no.
From May through to June, the unemployment rate in the 15 to 24 age bracket dropped from 7 % to 5.1 %, while the unemployment rate among people aged 25 and older fell from 0.6 % to 0.5 %, the NSO said.
While unemployment generally fell across all regions, Bangkok recorded a slight rise, from 12 % in May to 13 % in June, according to the NSO.
Despite a noticeable drop in poverty in general, school graduates make up the largest party of poor, at 139, 000 people, followed by great school and technical school graduates, each group numbering about 72, 000 people, said the NSO.
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Meanwhile, a survey conducted on 150, 000 people in 180 countries by SEEK, an Australian online employment marketplace, has found that 76 % of Thai respondents were interested in working remotely for a company in another country while still living in Thailand, up from 50 % in the previous survey in 2020.
About 66 % of Thai respondents responded when asked if they were interested in working and living abroad, citing better pay, employment opportunities, and expertise in joining an international workforce, in the study.
The four major sites for these Thais were Singapore, Australia, the US and China, according to the study.
Thailand moved up from 39th to 31st in the world ranking of best destinations for foreigners, according to the study, according to SEEK.
A high quality of life, warmth of the local people and a non-discrimination tradition, as well as lower living expenses, were among the major factors attracting foreigners to work in Thailand, SEEK added.
As of March, there were about 2.7 million foreign workers in Thailand, finance for 7 % of Thailand’s full labor, said SEEK.