Employment rate, 15 and over during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the employment rate, 15 and over changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRT Thaksin Shinawatra | 9 Feb 2001 – 19 Sep 2006 | +1.8 pp Q3 2000 → Q3 2005 | +0.4 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Prayut Chan-o-cha | 9 Jun 2019 – 22 Aug 2023 from Q3 2019 | +0.9 pp Q3 2019 → Q2 2023 | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 3 |  Paetongtarn Shinawatra | 16 Aug 2024 – 1 Jul 2025 | −0.3 pp Q2 2024 → Q2 2025 | −0.3 pp/yr | |
| 4 | Srettha Thavisin | 22 Aug 2023 – 14 Aug 2024 | −0.6 pp Q2 2023 → Q2 2024 | −0.6 pp/yr | |
| 5 | N Prayut Chan-o-cha | 22 May 2014 – 9 Jun 2019 from Q3 2014 | −2.2 pp Q3 2014 → Q3 2018 | −0.5 pp/yr | |
| 6 | DP Chuan Leekpai | 9 Nov 1997 – 9 Feb 2001 | −3.5 pp Q3 1997 → Q3 2000 | −1.2 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15 and over · National Statistical Office, Labour Force Survey (data catalogue tables LFS_02_20542_22, LFS_02_20540 and LFS_02_20535_1), persons aged 15 and over, quarterly from 2020; the survey's yearly averages before 2020 as the ILO compiles them (World Bank, SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.NE.ZS) · Thailand data · as of Aug 2026.