Thailand jobless rate falls to 1.37% in Q2 as COVID-19 curbs eased
People visit the Job Expo Thailand 2020, as the country is offering one million jobs as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief efforts, in Bangkok, Thailand on Sep 26, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun)
BANGKOK: Thailand's unemployment rate in the second quarter dropped to 1.37 per cent from 1.53 per cent in the previous quarter as pandemic curbs were eased, the state planning agency said on Friday (Aug 26).
Employment increased 3.1 per cent in April-June year on year and the job situation improved to close to pre-pandemic levels, the agency said in a statement.
Source: Reuters/st
