Timor-Leste Labour Force Survey 2021 - Summary Report
▶Timor-Leste Labour Force Survey 2021 - Summary Report
Table 3. Selected indicators of the labour force by region, 2021
Region 1 Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Total
Working-age population,
179.5
98.1
369.4
127.8
34.6
809.3
aged 15+ (000)
Labour force (000)
49.5
25.8
107.2
53.8
10.7
247.0
By education (% distribution)
Less than primary or none
31.7
24.8
25.5
43.0
31.1
30.7
Completed primary
18.2
23.6
15.3
20.2
23.1
18.1
Completed secondary
38.1
33.7
37.3
26.1
29.7
34.3
Tertiary (first stage or completed) 12.0
17.8
21.9
10.8
15.5
16.8
Level not stated
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
Labour force participation rate (%) 27.6
26.3
29.0
42.1
31.1
30.5
Employment (000)
49.2
24.1
97.5
53.1
10.5
234.3
By economic activity (% distribution)
Agriculture, forestry and fishery
27.0
22.2
13.2
54.2
25.4
26.9
Industry
17.8
18.7
11.5
9.5
19.0
13.5
Services
53.6
59.1
74.9
36.0
55.2
59.1
Economic activity not classified
1.5
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
By status in employment (% distribution)
Employees
42.7
50.2
60.4
29.9
50.2
48.3
Employers
1.5
1.5
0.5
1.4
1.7
1.1
Own-account workers
47.5
35.4
32.8
25.8
43.4
35.1
Contributing family workers
7.0
12.9
6.2
42.9
4.7
15.3
Workers not classifiable by status
1.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.3
Share of informal employment (%)
78.5
78.3
73.1
84.9
70.3
77.3
Labour underutilization (000)
9.6
15.4
50.0
11.7
8.2
94.9
Time-related underemployment
0.3
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.1
1.3
Unemployment
0.3
1.7
9.6
0.7
0.3
12.7
Potential labour force
9.0
13.6
39.8
10.7
7.8
80.9
Labour underutilization rate (%)
16.3
39.1
34.0
18.2
43.9
28.9
Time-related underemployment
0.5
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.6
rate
Unemployment rate
0.6
6.7
9.0
1.4
2.4
5.1
Potential labour force rate
15.4
34.5
27.1
16.6
42.2
24.7
Source: Timor-Leste Labour Force Survey 2021.
Full report LFST 2021: https://www.ilo.org/jakarta/info/public/pr/WCMS_866393/lang--en/index.htm
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