Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines

Philippines: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
67th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251997200820191997: 0.082 % of male labor force in working age1998: 0.084 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.093 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.098 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.116 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.114 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.112 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.076 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.079 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.085 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.078 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.078 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.079 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.079 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.075 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.074 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.075 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.073 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.068 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.058 % of male labor force in working age2017: 0.062 % of male labor force in working age2018: 0.056 % of male labor force in working age2019: 0.053 % of male labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Philippines ranks 67th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% +2.2%
1999 0.1% +10.8%
2000 0.1% +5.1%
2001 0.1% +18.5%
2002 0.1% -2.1%
2003 0.1% -1.3%
2004 0.1% -31.8%
2005 0.1% +3.9%
2006 0.1% +6.9%
2007 0.1% -8.3%
2008 0.1% +0.2%
2009 0.1% +1.0%
2010 0.1% -0.2%
2011 0.1% -4.6%
2012 0.1% -1.4%
2013 0.1% +1.4%
2014 0.1% -1.9%
2015 0.1% -7.7%
2016 0.1% -14.7%
2017 0.1% +6.7%
2018 0.1% -9.6%
2019 0.1% -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 64 Sri Lanka 0.1% compare
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  3. 66 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  4. 68 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
  5. 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  6. 70 Austria 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in Philippines was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Philippines ranks 67th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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