Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines

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

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
68th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
22
1997–2019

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

00.050.10.151997200820191997: 0.112 % of urban labor force in working age1998: 0.112 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.122 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.124 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.149 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.145 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.143 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.103 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.108 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.1 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.103 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.103 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.099 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.095 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.092 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.093 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.091 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.081 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.068 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.068 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.062 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.057 % of urban labor force in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

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

Philippines ranks 68th of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% -0.1%
1999 0.1% +8.6%
2000 0.1% +2.3%
2001 0.1% +19.7%
2002 0.1% -2.4%
2003 0.1% -1.4%
2004 0.1% -28.1%
2005 0.1% +5.0%
2007 0.1% -7.1%
2008 0.1% +2.5%
2009 0.1% +0.1%
2010 0.1% -4.0%
2011 0.1% -3.9%
2012 0.1% -2.7%
2013 0.1% +0.2%
2014 0.1% -2.3%
2015 0.1% -11.0%
2016 0.1% -15.5%
2017 0.1% -0.1%
2018 0.1% -9.5%
2019 0.1% -7.2%

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% 0.1% 0.1% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Philippines was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Philippines ranks 68th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. 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, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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