Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Philippines

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

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
75th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251997200820191997: 0.089 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.087 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.093 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.096 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.116 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.116 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.116 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.078 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.08 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.082 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.076 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.076 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.077 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.076 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.073 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.072 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.073 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.07 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.065 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.057 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.059 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.055 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.052 % of total labor force in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Philippines stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Philippines peaked at 0.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places Philippines 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, total in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -2.1%
1999 0.1% +6.6%
2000 0.1% +4.0%
2001 0.1% +20.2%
2002 0.1% +0.4%
2003 0.1% -0.6%
2004 0.1% -32.1%
2005 0.1% +1.9%
2006 0.1% +2.3%
2007 0.1% -7.5%
2008 0.1% +0.7%
2009 0.1% +1.2%
2010 0.1% -1.6%
2011 0.1% -4.4%
2012 0.1% -0.7%
2013 0.1% +1.3%
2014 0.1% -3.7%
2015 0.1% -8.0%
2016 0.1% -12.6%
2017 0.1% +4.2%
2018 0.1% -6.9%
2019 0.1% -4.5%

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Philippines?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Philippines was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Philippines ranks 75th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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