ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 3,230 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 3,230 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines peaked at 4,518 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,430 1000 No, in 2007.
That places Philippines 6th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2,430 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 2,484 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,597 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2,800 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2,932 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3,094 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 3,232 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 3,161 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3,429 1000 No | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 4,101 1000 No | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 4,008 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4,321 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 4,518 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 3,497 1000 No | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 3,736 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 4,155 1000 No | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 3,230 1000 No | -22.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 3,230 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 397.63 1000 No, 8.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 3,230 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,230 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,504 1000 No | 2,430 1000 No | 2,597 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 3,560 1000 No | 2,800 1000 No | 4,518 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,654 1000 No | 3,230 1000 No | 4,155 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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 3,230 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 4,518 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 2,430 1000 No in 2007.
- How does Philippines rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Philippines ranks 6th 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 0.1%. 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 — Female — 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.