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Youth unemployment remains high despite stable labour market

ཟླ་༡༠ 17, 2025 2 mins read
Youth unemployment remains high despite stable labour market

The country’s overall unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in the third quarter of 2025, up from 2.9 percent in the previous quarter, according to the latest National Statistics Bureau Labour Force Survey.

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