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Labor Force Participation Rate, Employment Rate, Unemployment Rate and Underemployment Rate, Philippines: January 2005 to January 2024
 Labor Force Participation RateEmployment RateUnemployment Rate
2007   
January64.892.27.8
April64.592.67.4
July63.692.27.8
2006   
January63.691.98.1
April64.891.88.2
July64.691.98.1
2005   
January66.088.611.4
April65.491.78.3
July65.192.37.7

Footnotes

Notes:
1. Starting April 2005 round of the Labor Force Survey, the unemployment definition was revised to include the availability criterion.
2. The 2000 Census Population Projection was used for July 2003 to January 2016 LFS.
3. January 2014 - No conduct of LFS in Region VIII.
4. April 2014, July 2014 and October 2014 - No conduct of LFS in Leyte.
5. January 2015 and April 2015 - No conduct of LFS in Leyte.
6. July 2015, October 2015 and January 2016 - LFS with Leyte already.
7. The 2010 Census Population Projection was used for April 2016 to October 2019 LFS.
8. The 2015 POPCEN-Based Population Projection-OPTION 2 was used for January 2020 to October 2020 LFS.
9. January 2022 – No conduct of LFS in Surigao del Norte and Dinagat Island.
10. Estimates for April 2023 to January 2024 are preliminary and may change.


Information

Unit
in percent
Contact
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Tel:(+632)83762092
iesd.staff@psa.gov.ph
Latest update
3/15/2024
Update frequency
Quarterly
Next update
4/19/2024
Survey
Labor Force Survey
Creation date
3/1/2021
Source
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Matrix
1B3ALFS0