​26 August 2024 

The Final Report of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023, based on the final data from the survey has been released by the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS), Ministry of Finance and Economy. The report provides a more detailed information on the labour force in Brunei Darussalam such as employment status, types of economic activity and occupation, employment sector, working hours and income from employment.

The Final Report of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 shows an increase in the employed population aged 18 years and over by 2.9 per cent, rising from 209.9 thousand in 2022 to 216.0 thousand in 2023. This increase includes a 3.2 per cent rise in the public sector workers and a 2.9 per cent in the private sector workers. 

More than half (57.0 per cent) of local workers are employed in the private sector, with 43.o per cent working in the public sector. The majority of local workers are employed in public administration (28.0 per cent), followed by wholesale and retail trade (13.8 per cent) and education (12.2 per cent). By occupation type, service and sales workers accounted for 23.5 per cent, professionals for 21.1 per cent and clerical support workers for 14.7 per cent.  

The average hours usually worked in main job decreased to 45.8 hours in a week compared to 46.2 hours in the previous year, due to a reduction in the average hours usually worked in the private sector, especially among local workers. 

The Final Report of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 is available on JPES’s website. For any enquiries on this matter, please contact JPES by contacting via: 

Telephone : 7469844 (working hours) 

E-mail : info.statistics@jpes.gov.bn 

Website : deps.mofe.gov.bn