Ministry of Data and Statistics

[Economically active population and labor force participation rate] ◦ The economically active population marked 29.813 million persons in April, which grew 72 thousand persons or 0.2% year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.9% in April, down 0.2%p year-on-year. [Employed persons and employment to population ratio] ◦ The number of employed persons totaled 28.961 million persons in April, which went up 74 thousand persons or 0.3% year-on-year. ◦ The employment to population ratio recorded 63.0% in April, down 0.2%p year-on-year. [Unemployed persons and unemployment rate] ◦ The number of unemployed persons totaled 853 thousand people in April, which decreased 2 thousand persons or 0.2% year-on-year. ◦ The unemployment rate marked 2.9% in April, remaining the same year-on-year. [Economically inactive population] ◦ The economically inactive population totaled 16.152 million people in April, increasing 174 thousand persons or 1.1% year-on-year. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file.