The country’s unemployment rate in August 2021 was estimated at 8.1 percent, or an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the 6.9 percent reported a month ago.
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)
More LFS Reports
| September 24, 2021 | Press Conference on the August 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results |
| September 7, 2021 | Unemployment Rate in July 2021 is Estimated at 6.9 percent |
| September 2, 2021 | Press Conference on the July 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results |
Latest Report from Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)
June 4, 2020
Based on the results of the 2019 Survey on Overseas Filipinos, the number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at any time during the period April to September 2019 was estimated at 2.2 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs)... Read more about Total Number of OFWs Estimated at 2.2 Million
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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) |