Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday told Parliament that on average some 13.6 lakh people aged 15 and above enter the job market every year in the country.
He cited the figure from the Labour Force Survey 2024 while replying to a starred question from treasury bench lawmaker Joynal Abdin (Feni-2) during the question-and-answer session in the House.
The Planning Minister said the latest Labour Force Survey was conducted in 2024 under a project titled “Improving Labour Market Information through Labour Force Survey” implemented by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
According to the survey, the country’s total labour force — defined as employed and unemployed people aged 15 years and above — stands at 7 crore 17 lakh 10 thousand.
Of them, 4 crore 80 lakh 20 thousand are men, while 2 crore 36 lakh 90 thousand are women, he added.
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The minister also informed Parliament that a project proposal is currently under process at the Planning Commission to conduct the next Labour Force Survey in 2026.