ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines

Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 8,980 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,980 1000 No
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
7th
of 72 countries
All-time high
13,012 1000 No
in 2019
All-time low
7,039 1000 No
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines, 2007–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k2007201520232007: 7.0k 1000 No2008: 7.2k 1000 No2009: 7.6k 1000 No2010: 8.0k 1000 No2011: 8.5k 1000 No2012: 9.1k 1000 No2013: 9.5k 1000 No2014: 9.2k 1000 No2015: 9.9k 1000 No2016: 12.0k 1000 No2017: 11.8k 1000 No2018: 12.7k 1000 No2019: 13.0k 1000 No2020: 10.2k 1000 No2021: 11.0k 1000 No2022: 11.8k 1000 No2023: 9.0k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines is 8,980 1000 No, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines peaked at 13,012 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,039 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Philippines, 2007 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2007 7,039 1000 No
2008 7,237 1000 No +2.8%
2009 7,561 1000 No +4.5%
2010 8,044 1000 No +6.4%
2011 8,494 1000 No +5.6%
2012 9,074 1000 No +6.8%
2013 9,468 1000 No +4.3%
2014 9,189 1000 No -3.0%
2015 9,905 1000 No +7.8%
2016 12,048 1000 No +21.6%
2017 11,814 1000 No -1.9%
2018 12,668 1000 No +7.2%
2019 13,012 1000 No +2.7%
2020 10,190 1000 No -21.7%
2021 11,018 1000 No +8.1%
2022 11,786 1000 No +7.0%
2023 8,980 1000 No -23.8%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 8,980 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 933.89 1000 No, 9.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 8,980 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,617 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,279 1000 No 7,039 1000 No 7,561 1000 No 3
2010s 10,372 1000 No 8,044 1000 No 13,012 1000 No 10
2020s 10,493 1000 No 8,980 1000 No 11,786 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 4 Bangladesh 15,661 1000 No compare
  2. 4 Republic of Moldova 304.99 1000 No compare
  3. 5 Russian Federation 14,603 1000 No compare
  4. 6 Egypt 11,799 1000 No compare
  5. 8 Thailand 8,617 1000 No compare
  6. 9 Germany 7,605 1000 No compare
  7. 10 Mexico 6,718 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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 8,980 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 13,012 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 7,039 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 5.2%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.