Unemployment rate (%)

Country
Philippines

1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
9.6

10

10 10.2 11.4 11.7

8.7

7.9

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.3

Definition of Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is
without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

INDICATOR

2009

2010

2011

Average

Jan

Apr

Jul

Oct

Jan

Apr

Household Population
15 Years Old and Over

59,237

60,717

60,208

60,561

60,928

61,169

61,532

61,778

Labor Force

37,892

38,893

38,828

38,512

38,946

39,287

39,211

39,691

Employed

35,061

36,035

36,001

35,413

36,237

36,488

36,293

36,821

At Work

34,490

35,559

35,561

34,674

35,953

36,049

35,083

36,158

Working Less Than 40 Hours (Part-time)

12,945

12,654

12,309

12,959

12,574

12,773

13,168

13,677

Working 40 Hours and Over (Full-Time)

21,544

22,905

23,252

21,715

23,379

23,276

22,634

22,481

With a Job But not at Work

571

475

440

738

284

439

490

663

Underemployed

6,692

6,762

7,107

6,297

6,502

7,141

7,054

7,126

Visibility

4,135

4,015

4,174

3,904

3,875

4,109

4,445

4,4402

Invisibility

2,557

2,747

2,934

2,393

2,627

3,033

2,609

2,725

Unemployed

2,831

2,859

2,827

3,099

2,709

2,799

2,919

2,871

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

64.0

64.1

64.5

63.6

63.9

64.2

63.7

64.2

Employment Rate (%)

92.5

92.7

92.7

92.0

93.0

92.9

92.6

92.8

Underemployment Rate (%)

19.1

18.8

19.7

17.8

17.9

19.6

19.4

19.4

Visible Underemployment Rate (%)

11.8

11.1

11.6

11.0

10.7

11.3

12.2

12.0

Unemployment Rate %

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