ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 5,750 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines, 2007–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines stood at 5,750 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines peaked at 8,494 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,608 1000 No, in 2007.
Philippines ranks 7th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4,608 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 4,753 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4,964 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5,244 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 5,561 1000 No | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 5,980 1000 No | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 6,236 1000 No | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 6,028 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 6,476 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 7,947 1000 No | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 7,805 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 8,347 1000 No | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 8,494 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6,693 1000 No | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 7,282 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 7,631 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 5,750 1000 No | -24.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 5,750 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 494.39 1000 No, 11.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 5,750 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,713 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,775 1000 No | 4,608 1000 No | 4,964 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 6,812 1000 No | 5,244 1000 No | 8,494 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,839 1000 No | 5,750 1000 No | 7,631 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 4 Bangladesh 13,963 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 136.89 1000 No compare
- 5 Egypt 10,449 1000 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 7,922 1000 No compare
- 8 Thailand 4,713 1000 No compare
- 9 Mexico 4,547 1000 No compare
- 10 Germany 3,939 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.72 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 7.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -17.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 66.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines was 5,750 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 8,494 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,608 1000 No in 2007.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Philippines ranks 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.