Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Philippines

Philippines: Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
80th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2001
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.020.040.060.081997200820191997: 0.056 % of labor force aged 25-641998: 0.06 % of labor force aged 25-641999: 0.065 % of labor force aged 25-642000: 0.067 % of labor force aged 25-642001: 0.082 % of labor force aged 25-642002: 0.075 % of labor force aged 25-642003: 0.078 % of labor force aged 25-642004: 0.048 % of labor force aged 25-642005: 0.052 % of labor force aged 25-642006: 0.054 % of labor force aged 25-642007: 0.048 % of labor force aged 25-642008: 0.048 % of labor force aged 25-642009: 0.049 % of labor force aged 25-642010: 0.047 % of labor force aged 25-642011: 0.046 % of labor force aged 25-642012: 0.046 % of labor force aged 25-642013: 0.048 % of labor force aged 25-642014: 0.046 % of labor force aged 25-642015: 0.042 % of labor force aged 25-642016: 0.036 % of labor force aged 25-642017: 0.039 % of labor force aged 25-642018: 0.037 % of labor force aged 25-642019: 0.035 % of labor force aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Philippines stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Philippines peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

That places Philippines 80th out of 108 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 25-64 in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of labor force aged 25-64 Change
1997 0.1%
1998 0.1% +6.8%
1999 0.1% +7.3%
2000 0.1% +3.3%
2001 0.1% +22.3%
2002 0.1% -7.8%
2003 0.1% +3.7%
2004 0.0% -38.7%
2005 0.1% +8.5%
2006 0.1% +3.0%
2007 0.0% -9.6%
2008 0.0% -1.4%
2009 0.0% +1.9%
2010 0.0% -2.5%
2011 0.0% -2.6%
2012 0.0% -0.0%
2013 0.0% +3.9%
2014 0.0% -4.9%
2015 0.0% -8.5%
2016 0.0% -12.7%
2017 0.0% +6.2%
2018 0.0% -4.2%
2019 0.0% -6.0%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Philippines?
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 in Philippines was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 25-64 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for unemployment rate, aged 25-64?
Philippines ranks 80th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 25-64 (% of labor force aged 25-64)
Unit
% of labor force aged 25-64
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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