Thailand has lowest unemployment rate in the world

[William]

Thailand has lowest unemployment rate

Frankfurt _ Thailand has the lowest unemployment rate in the world and South Africa the highest, according to data from the International Labour Organisation.

Unemployment in Thailand was 1.9% in 2005, according to comparative data from 43 countries collated by the ILO. South Korea and New Zealand followed with jobless rates of 3.7%.

Ireland and Switzerland had the lowest rate in Europe at 4.4% each.

At the bottom of the list was South Africa with a jobless rate of 26.6%.
The ILO classes unemployed people as those of working age who have no paid employment or who are self-employed even though they actively seek work.dpa

[Wallace]

I think this says more about the collection of statistics than anything else.

[Butterfly]

^ agree. Amazing.

[William]

bloody funny though

[NickA]

Highest percent employed, lowest percent working

[ChiangMai noon]

Everyone under 30 is doing a masters degree.

[obsidian]

high employment, low productivity and dog shit pay.