Latest Data
2024
96.2%
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Data Coverage
Observations: 69
Period: Jan 1956 - Jan 2024
Frequency: Annual
Historic High: 96.2% (2024)
Historic Low: 87.4% (1985)
Related Series
Data Categories Population, Employment, and Labor Markets Employment Status Employment Rate
Philippine Employment Rate
Annual, in Percent
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Units: Percent

Frequency: Annual

Notes: The employment rate represents the proportion of employed persons to the total labor force. Employed persons are individuals aged 15 years and over who, during the reference period, are either: (a) at work for at least one hour for pay, profit, or without pay in a family-operated farm or business, or (b) with a job but temporarily not at work due to illness, vacation, or other reasons, including those expecting to start work within two weeks.1

Suggested Citation: Philippine Statistics Authority. Employment Rate, Annual. EconStat®. Accessed July 17, 2026. http://econstat.net/category/labor-market/A1/series/EMP-A/.

Reference:

  1. Philippine Statistics Authority. Technical Notes on the Labor Force Survey. https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey/technical-notes ↩