Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines

Philippines: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
58th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.020.040.060.081997200820191997: 0.066 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.063 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.064 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.069 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.083 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.088 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.09 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.058 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.055 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.052 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.05 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.052 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.053 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.05 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.052 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.054 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.05 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.049 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.046 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.051 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.049 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.048 % of rural labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines stood at 0.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.

That places Philippines 58th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -5.9%
1999 0.1% +2.8%
2000 0.1% +7.5%
2001 0.1% +20.0%
2002 0.1% +5.9%
2003 0.1% +2.1%
2004 0.1% -35.8%
2005 0.1% -5.2%
2007 0.1% -5.4%
2008 0.1% -2.5%
2009 0.1% +2.7%
2010 0.1% +3.4%
2011 0.1% -5.7%
2012 0.1% +3.3%
2013 0.1% +3.1%
2014 0.0% -6.7%
2015 0.0% -1.7%
2016 0.0% -5.5%
2017 0.1% +9.6%
2018 0.0% -3.2%
2019 0.0% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Philippines was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Philippines ranks 58th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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