TABLE 7.08   KEY FIGURES OF LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS
Year 2019, million and percentage values
 
Particulars Total Urban Rural
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
 
Working age population
37.50
17.09
20.41
11.26
5.03
6.23
26.24
12.06
14.18
  
(15 years and above) (Million)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Labour force (Million)
22.28
12.88
9.40
6.36
3.56
2.80
15.92
9.32
6.60
  
Employment (Million)
22.18
12.83
9.35
6.31
3.54
2.77
15.87
9.29
6.58
  
Unemployment (Million)
0.10
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.02
0.03
0.05
0.03
0.02
  
Labour force
59.4
75.4
46.1
56.5
70.9
44.9
60.7
77.3
46.6
  
participation rate (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Unemployment rate (%)
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.6
1.1
0.4
0.4
0.4
  
Composite rate of labour
3.3
3.1
3.7
3.0
2.8
3.2
3.5
3.2
3.9
  
underutilization (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Population outside labour
15.22
4.21
11.01
4.90
1.47
3.43
10.32
2.74
7.58
  
force (Million)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Outside labour force in
40.6
24.6
53.9
43.5
29.2
55.1
39.3
22.7
53.4
  
working age population (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Informal employment
82.8
76.8
91.1
79.8
75.2
85.6
84.0
77.4
93.4
  
rate (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Average weekly working
47.6
48.6
46.3
48.3
49.4
47.0
47.4
48.3
46.1
  
hours 1/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Average weekly wage
42.1
44.7
38.4
52.1
54.6
48.8
36.7
39.5
32.9
  
(in ,000 Kyats)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Average monthly wage
169.8
180.9
154.5
215.6
227.2
199.9
145.5
156.5
130.3
  
(in ,000 Kyats) 2/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Note:
Based on 15 years and above.
Source:  Annual Labour Force Survey-2019.
 
1/ This figure only refers to main job working hours.
 
 
2/ This figure is paid employee.
 
 
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