ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines
Philippines: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4,222 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling
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
Philippines recorded 4,222 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Philippines peaked at 6,841 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,222 1000 No, in 2023.
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 falling 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 | 6,738 1000 No | — |
| 2008 | 6,841 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 6,781 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6,755 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6,734 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6,458 1000 No | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 6,346 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6,367 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6,350 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6,516 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6,368 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6,165 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6,119 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,588 1000 No | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 5,465 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 5,816 1000 No | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 4,222 1000 No | -27.4% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 4,222 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 307.31 1000 No, 13.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 4,222 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,222 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -27.4% | 5,816 1000 No | 4,222 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,787 1000 No | 6,738 1000 No | 6,841 1000 No | 3 |
| 2010s | 6,418 1000 No | 6,119 1000 No | 6,755 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,273 1000 No | 4,222 1000 No | 5,816 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 4,222 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 6,841 1000 No in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,222 1000 No in 2023.
- 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 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, self-employed, 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.