Unemployment rate dips in Q2 but virus curbs to hit jobsFILE PHOTO: People cook near rows of "tuk-tuks" in a parking lot, as drivers remain out of work due to the economic hardship of Covid-19 and more than a year of no incoming foreign tourism, in Bangkok on July 20, 2021. (Reuters)Thailand's unemployment rate in the second quarter dipped from a 12-year high in the previous three months, but restrictions to contain the country's biggest coronavirus outbreak are likely to impact more jobs, the state planning agency said on Wednesday. The unemployment rate was at 1.86% in April-June, representing 730,000 workers without jobs, down from 1.96% in January-March, as employment increased in the farm and export sectors, the agency said. Employment rose 2% in the second quarter year-on-year. Last week, the central bank said jobless numbers were expected at 3.4 million at the end of 2021, up from 3 million in the second quarter.

Source: Bangkok Post August 25, 2021 11:48 UTC