More than 35 percent of population are economically inactive year-round

Bhutan's Daily Newspaper - Kuensel - 18/01
More than one-third, or around 35 percent, of the country’s working-age population is economically inactive, according to the fourth Labour Force Survey Quarterly Report (LFSQR).

Yangyel Lhaden

More than one-third, or around 35 percent, of the country’s working-age population is economically inactive, according to the fourth Labour Force Survey Quarterly Report (LFSQR).

The economically inactive population refers to individuals within the working-age group who neither worked nor sought employment during the survey period, which includes full-time students, individuals engaged in household work, retirees, the elderly, and those who are infirmed or disabled, among others.

Comparing the f...
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