Employment rate was placed at 94.2 percent in March 2022, it was the highest since April 2020 but lower than the registered employment rate in January 2020 at 94.7 percent. In March 2021, employment rate was reported at 92.9 percent.
Labor and Employment
Labor Force Characteristics
| Employment Rate |
| Underemployment Rate |
| Labor Force Participation Rate |
| Unemployment Rate |
| 94.9 |
| 13.3 |
| 60.6 |
| 5.1 |
| 94.6 |
| 17.2 |
| 60.1 |
| 5.4 |
| 95.0 |
| 15.9 |
| 62.1 |
| 5.0 |
Latest Report from Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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Latest Report from Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)
March 7, 2022
The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) or Filipino workers who worked abroad during the period of April to September 2020 was estimated at 1.77 million.
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| June 4, 2020 | Total Number of OFWs Estimated at 2.2 Million |
| June 27, 2019 | Statistical Tables on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW): 2018 |
| June 27, 2019 | Statistical Tables on Overseas Contract Workers (OCW): 2018 |
Latest Report from Survey on Children (SOC)
December 9, 2015
Based on the final results of the 2011 SOC, the estimated number of children aged 5 to 17 years who worked for at least one hour during the past week in October 2011 was 3.3 million. They accounted for 12.4 percent of the estimated 26.6 million... Read more about Estimated Number of Working Children 5 to 17 Years Old Who Worked During The Past Week Was 3.3 Million (Final Results of the 2011 Survey on Children)
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LFS Reports by Year Published
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Publications
| Title of Publication | Date Released |
|---|---|
| Survey on Overseas Filipinos | Nov 2011 |
| Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF) |