Like most developing countries that have experienced high rates of population growth in the past decades, Thailand is now facing the problem of a rapid increase in population in the young age group. A large proportion of these youths tends to be active in the labor market as soon as, or even before, completing their compulsory primary education. At the same time, there has also been a rapid increase in the number of higher-educated youths seeking jobs for the first time. The rate of this group entering the labor market has been accelerating due to the recent explosion of higher education brought about by increases in social demand. The present employment problem is not only the result of the high population growth, but is also due to past governmental economic and social development policies. Major changes in the structure of production and employment have taken place in the period between 1960 and 1980.