More than 40% of Thailand's population is engaged in agriculture, where there is a high degree of
underemployment and off-season unemployment [when crop harvesting or planting season is finished].
The underemployed are counted among the employed and make up about 0.5% of that total. If, for
instance, you lose your job as a bank teller and return home and lend a hand at your dad's farm for at
least one hour a week, you are considered as employed.