Bhutan Labour Market Information System (BLMIS) was mainly developed for the easy access to key labour market data in a summary format. It disseminates information on current labour market situation and provides information to both labour supply and demand. It also includes qualitative and quantitative information which will assist and empower policy makers and planners for precise planning and decision making on any labour market policy. The qualitative information is also available in the form of reports which users can download from the publication.
Key Indicators of Labour Market (KILM):
| Indicators | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Population | 745,939 | 755,710 | 764,667 | 774,367 | 728441 |
| Labour Force | 345,786 | 348,742 | 352,953 | 354,652 | 353863 |
| Persons Employed | 335,870 | 339,569 | 344,293 | 347,130 | 342771 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| Estimated Population distribution by age structure (%) | |||||
| <15 | 29.1 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 26.1 |
| 15-64 | 65.5 | 67.1 | 66.4 | 66.8 | 68.1 |
| 65+ | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| Rural-Urban Proportion (%) | |||||
| Rural | 69.1 | 69.3 | 69.4 | 69.3 | 61.4 |
| Urban | 30.9 | 30.7 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 38.6 |
| Male-Female Proportion (%) | |||||
| Male | 49.6 | 48.6 | 48.0 | 48.6 | 48.7 |
| Female | 50.4 | 51.4 | 52.0 | 51.4 | 51.3 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (%) | 65.3 | 62.6 | 63.1 | 62.2 | 65.7 |
| By Area | |||||
| Rural | 67.9 | 65.7 | 64.8 | 65.4 | 68 |
| Urban | 59.5 | 55.3 | 59.2 | 54.5 | 62.1 |
| By Gender | |||||
| Male | 72.1 | 71.0 | 71.2 | 71.7 | 72.1 |
| Female | 58.9 | 54.8 | 55.9 | 53.6 | 59.9 |
| Unemployment (numbers) | 9,916 | 9,174 | 8,660 | 7,522 | 11,092 |
| By Area of Residence | |||||
| Rural | 3,828 | 2,994 | 2,428 | 3,917 | 3,944 |
| Urban | 6,088 | 6,180 | 6,232 | 3,605 | 7,148 |
| Unemployment by area of residence (%) | |||||
| Rural | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Urban | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Unemployement by sex (numbers) | |||||
| Male | 4,015 | 3,627 | 3,470 | 3,848 | 5,038 |
| Female | 5,901 | 5,546 | 5,190 | 3,674 | 6,054 | Unemployment by sex (%) |
| Male | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Female | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Youth Unemployment Rate (%) | 9.6 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 12.3 |
| Youth Unemployment by area of residence (numbers) | |||||
| Rural | 1,272 | 1,563 | 1,489 | 2,727 | 2,376 |
| Urban | 3,010 | 2,117 | 3,015 | 2,086 | 3,650 |
| Youth Unemployment by area of residence (%) | |||||
| Rural | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 8.6 |
| Urban | 22.8 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 23.3 | 17 |
| Youth Unemployment by sex (numbers) | |||||
| Male | 1,887 | 1,499 | 1,528 | 2,428 | 2,486 |
| Female | 2,395 | 2,182 | 2,975 | 2,385 | 3,540 |
| Youth Unemployment by sex (%) | |||||
| Male | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 16.4 | 11.2 |
| Female | 9.9 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 13.2 |