The labor force participation rate is the percentage of working-age persons in an economy who are either employed or are unemployed but looking for a job. Taiwan women’s labor force participation rate was 46.59 percent ten years ago but is now higher than 50 percent, reflecting a rise in women’s role in Taiwan labour market. Tawan’s female labour participation are 58.35% and Taiwan’s men’s labor participation rate was 66.87 percent in 2012 which is the same rate in the last few years .
Chen Min, an official from the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, said that despite the statistic, most Taiwanese women stop working and turn to be a housewife after they get married or have children.
