What share of workers in Siem Reap are paid employees?

Of employed people in Siem Reap in 2019, 23.5% were paid employees, 57.7% worked on their own account, 17.5% were unpaid family workers and 1.1% were employers (national: 31.5% paid employees).

Economy, jobs and prices in Siem Reap, Cambodia: official figures

76.9% of people aged 15 and over in Siem Reap were in work at the 2019 census, 1.4% were unemployed and 21.7% were not in the labour force (national: 78.0% in work).

Unemployment rate (2019 census, age 15+)

1.8%

2019

What is the unemployment rate in Siem Reap?

The unemployment rate in Siem Reap was 1.8% at the 2019 census (1.4% for men, 2.2% for women), 6th highest of 25 provinces for unemployment (national: 1.3%). It is the share of the labour force aged 15 and over without work.

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What is the labour force participation rate in Siem Reap?

The labour force participation rate in Siem Reap was 78.3% at the 2019 census, 84.4% for men and 72.7% for women (national: 79.1% overall).

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How many people in Siem Reap work in agriculture?

Agriculture, forestry and fishing gave work to 61.6% of employed people in Siem Reap at the 2019 census (national: 54.7%); 12th lowest of 25 provinces for farm employment.

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What are the main industries in Siem Reap?

At the 2019 census 2.8% of workers in Siem Reap were in manufacturing, 7.0% in construction, 10.0% in wholesale and retail trade and 3.3% in accommodation and food services (national: 13.3%, 5.2%, 10.7% and 1.8%).

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How many people in Siem Reap work for foreign-owned companies?

Foreign-owned businesses employed 1.6% of workers in Siem Reap in 2019, government 4.2% and Cambodian-owned private businesses 91.0% (national: 12.8%, 4.9% and 78.7%).

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What jobs do people do in Siem Reap?

Skilled farm, forestry and fishing work was the main occupation of 60.9% of employed people in Siem Reap in 2019, services and sales work 12.3% and craft and related trades 6.0% (national: 52.9%, 12.4% and 16.4%).

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How many households in Siem Reap have piped water?

17.1% of households in Siem Reap drank piped water at the 2019 census (piped into the home or yard, or from a public tap), against 33.0% nationally; 9th lowest of 25 provinces for piped water.

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How many people in Siem Reap own their home?

92.5% of households in Siem Reap owned the home they lived in at the 2019 census and 4.9% rented it (national: 90.7% owners and 6.2% renters).

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How Siem Reap compares with other provinces

Unemployment rate, age 15 and over (2019)

Siem Reap ranks 6 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, age 15 and over
3	Pailin	2.2%
4	Banteay Meanchey	2.1%
5	Kep	2.1%
6	Siem Reap	1.8%
7	Kampot	1.5%
8	Pursat	1.5%
9	Kampong Chhnang	1.4%

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Share of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing (2019)

Siem Reap ranks 14 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing
11	Kampot	72.7%
12	Battambang	66.0%
13	Kampong Cham	64.4%
14	Siem Reap	61.6%
15	Kampong Chhnang	60.9%
16	Banteay Meanchey	60.7%
17	Takeo	59.6%

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Share of workers who are paid employees (2019)

Siem Reap ranks 13 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of workers who are paid employees
10	Kampong Chhnang	26.7%
11	Banteay Meanchey	26.5%
12	Kampong Cham	25.7%
13	Siem Reap	23.5%
14	Battambang	21.6%
15	Tboung Khmum	18.5%
16	Stung Treng	18.0%

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Sources

National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning: General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019, Final Results (national report with provincial tables PT 01-PT 23), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a10064a917f…)

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