Islamabad: The unemployment rate in the country has increased to 7.1 percent during the current government, which was 6.3 percent in the year 2020-21.
In this regard, the Federal Bureau of Statistics released the results of the National Labor Force Survey 2024-25. According to the Labor Force Survey, unemployment has increased by 0.8 percent in the last five years, the unemployment rate in Pakistan has increased to 7.1 percent, and about 8 million people are currently unemployed in the country.
According to the survey, according to the 2023 census, the country’s population is 241.49 million, the number of labor force has exceeded 77.2 million, the working-age population in the country has become 43 percent, and the inactive population has become 53.8 percent.
According to the National Labor Force Survey report, 3.3 percent of Pakistan’s population is unemployed, the services sector is at the top position in employment provision, the agriculture sector is second and the industrial sector is third in employment provision, 31.83 million people are employed in the services sector, the employment rate in the services sector is the highest at 41.7 percent.
The employment rate in the agricultural sector is 33.1 percent, 25.53 million people are employed in the agriculture sector. The employment rate in the industrial sector is 25.7 percent, 19.86 million people are employed in the industrial sector.
The average monthly wage per capita in Pakistan is Rs 39,042. In the last five years, the average monthly wage has increased by Rs 15,014. In the year 2020-21, the monthly wage was Rs 24,028. The monthly wage of men was recorded at Rs 39,302 and that of women at Rs 37,347.
Chief Statistician Dr. Naeem-ul-Zafar said that 196 enumerators and 34 field formations participated in the survey. Data was collected online in the labor force survey. The three IMF conditions will be fulfilled by December 2025. The results of the livestock census have been released. After the labor force survey, the household income survey will also be released next month.