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Unemployment rate

The number of unemployed persons is persons aged 15 years and
over, met the following factors in the reference period: (i) currently not
working; (ii) seeking employment; (iii) ready to work.

Unemployed population also consists of those persons who are
currently unemployed and ready to work but do not seek employment in the
reference period, due to have been able to get work or business/productive
activities to start after the reference period.

Unemployment rate expressing the rate between the number of
unemployed persons and the labor force.

Unemployment rate Number of unemployed persons
(%) = Labour force × 100

Underemployment rate
The number of underemployed persons comprise those who are
employed during the reference period (07 days prior to the time of
observation) satisfy all three of the following criteria:

a) They actually did all the work less than 35 hours per week.

b) They desire to work extra hours, ie: they wish to do one (or more)
jobs to increase working hours; wish to replace one of the current job(s)
with another job that can increase working hours; wish to increase the
working hours of one of the current jobs or a combination of the 3
aforementioned desires.

c) They are willing to work extra time, ie: in the coming time (for
example next week) if there is a job opportunity, they are willing to work
extra hours.

Underemployment rate is the indicator expressing the rate between
the number of underemployed persons and the employed person.
Formula:

Underemployment = Number of under-employed persons × 100
rate (%) Total number of employed persons

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