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Manpower Survey Results in March 2023

Contact Information: Manpower Survey Section, Department of Census, Directorate General of Budget Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS)

Tel: 886-2-2380-3600

Total employment increased by 9,000(+0.08%) in March to 11,494,000; moreover, it also increased by 54,000(+0.47%) when compared with that of the previous year.

The unemployment rate rose by 0.03 percentage points to 3.56 percent in March; moreover, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate also rose by 0.01 percentage points to 3.59 percent. The number of unemployed persons was 424,000 in March, it increased by 4,000(+0.94%) but decreased by 11,000(-2.47%) from the previous month and that of the previous year, respectively. 

Labor force participation rate rose by 0.02 percentage points to 59.20 percent in March; furthermore, it also rose by 0.01 percentage points from that of the previous year.

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Link to statistical tables

  • Table 1. Important Indicators Based on Manpower Survey Results(EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 2. Important Results of Manpower Survey in Seasonally Adjusted Series (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 3. Labor Force Participation Rate by Educational Attainment(EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 4. Labor Force Participation Rate by Age (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 5. Employed Persons by Sector(EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 6. Employed Persons by Occupation(EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 7. Employed Persons by Class of Worker(EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 8. Unemployed Persons, by Reason Why in Unemployment (EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table 9. Unemployment Rate by Educational Attainment(EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table10. Unemployment Rate by age(EXCEL) (ODS)
  • Table11. Persons Not in Labor Force by Reason For Not in Labor Force(EXCEL) (ODS)