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According to the Labour Force Survey Report 2022, the number of employed persons in the private sector increased by 0.7 per cent from 68.5 per cent in 2021 to 69.2 per cent in 2022. More than half are local workers where majority are service and sales workers followed by professionals; and technicians and associate professionals. In terms of employment by type of economic activity, majority of the locals recording an increase were employed in mining and quarrying; accommodation and food services; and professionals, technical, administration and support services.

The LFS 2022 Report also showed that the average monthly income recorded a growth of 16.5 per cent for all jobs from BND1,536 per month per employed person in 2021 to BND1,789 in 2022. This increase was mainly contributed by employment in the private sector. 

The labour force participation rate (LFPR) decreased slightly by 1.1 per cent from 63.8 per cent in 2021 to 62.7 per cent in 2022. This was due to the increase in the population outside labour force, especially among those aged 55 years and above. 

The average hours usually worked for all jobs decreased by 2.3 per cent to 46.4 hours per week in 2022 compared to 47.5 hours in the previous year due to a decrease in the average hours usually worked, especially among foreign workers.

The Report also recorded a slight increase in the unemployment rate by 0.3 per cent from 4.9 per cent in 2021 to 5.2 per cent in 2022, most of whom aged 25 to 29 with tertiary level education. 

The number of persons outside labour force increased by 3.9 per cent compared to the previous year, whereby 94.6 per cent are those who are not actively looking for a job and are not ready to work because they are still studying, undergoing training courses and; those who have family/household responsibilities. By age group, youth made up about 32.1 per cent of those outside the labour force. 

The Report of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 based on the final data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 has been released by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS), Ministry of Finance and Economy with the main objective to collect the latest information on size, structure, distribution and characteristics of the labour force, employment, unemployment and other economic characteristics of the population, which will be used to assist in the planning, research, policy-making and management concerning the labour force. 

The survey covered about 3,200 selected households throughout the country using systematic sampling method. Data obtained from the selected households were extrapolated according to the sampling weights and then calibrated to represent the total population living in regular households in Brunei Darussalam. 

JPES would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the selected households in LFS 2022 for their cooperation throughout the survey period. 

The Report of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 is available from JPES’s website. For any enquiries on this matter, please refer to JPES by contacting the lines or browsing through the website below:

Telephone : 7469844 (working hours) 

E-mail : info.statistics@jpes.gov.bn 

Website : deps.mofe.gov.bn