Thailand's unemployment rate dropped in the first quarter to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, boosted by higher employment both in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, as the economy gradually recovers.
The government's planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), yesterday reported that the unemployment rate dropped to 1.53% in the first quarter of this year, or 610,000 jobless, from 1.64% in the fourth quarter of 2021, or 632,000 jobless, and 2.25%, or 871,000 jobless, in the third quarter of last year.
