Table 2.

Total Employed Persons and Employment Rate: 2021

Total Employed Population (in '000)
Annual 2021
PHILIPPINES/ REGION/ PROVINCE Standard Coefficient of
Estimate
Error Variation
('000)
('000) (%)
PHILIPPINES 43,989 218.5 0.50
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) 5,495 58.3 1.06
Manila 755 24.7 3.27
Mandaluyong 188 9.2 4.91
San Juan 53 3.0 5.67
Quezon City 1,284 30.5 2.38
Marikina 177 4.2 2.38
Makati City 282 11.4 4.04
Pasig 320 10.9 3.41
Pateros 24 2.8 11.40
Taguig City 364 15.2 4.16
Caloocan City 615 28.9 4.71
Malabon City 137 4.4 3.18
Navotas City 97 3.5 3.61
Valenzuela City 256 8.4 3.29
Las Pinas 237 11.0 4.63
Muntinlupa 237 9.0 3.80
Paranaque 294 9.7 3.32
Pasay 176 5.8 3.29
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR) 755 11.0 1.46
Abra 97 3.6 3.72
Benguet 224 8.7 3.91
Baguio City 128 3.4 2.70
Ifugao 87 3.2 3.68
Kalinga 93 3.5 3.72
Mountain Province 78 2.7 3.49
Apayao 50 1.5 2.94
REGION I (ILOCOS REGION) 2,146 44.6 2.08
Ilocos Norte 330 9.6 2.90
Ilocos Sur 281 11.0 3.91
La Union 340 11.4 3.35
Pangasinan 1,195 40.6 3.40
REGION II (CAGAYAN VALLEY) 1,537 32.2 2.10
Batanes 9 0.5 5.96
Cagayan 559 18.8 3.36
Isabela 675 24.8 3.68
Nueva Vizcaya 211 7.8 3.70
Quirino 83 2.6 3.21
REGION III (CENTRAL LUZON) 4,795 84.9 1.77
Aurora 94 9.1 9.65
Bataan 295 61.9 20.93
Bulacan 1,425 39.1 2.75
Nueva Ecija 949 36.8 3.87
Pampanga 914 7.2 0.79
Angeles City 220 18.5 8.41
Tarlac 571 7.8 1.37
Zambales 240 3.2 1.32
Olongapo City 87 3.2 3.71
REGION IVA CALABARZON 6,577 134.9 2.05
Batangas 1,234 57.0 4.62
Cavite 1,707 82.9 4.86
Laguna 1,368 51.3 3.75
Quezon 786 30.5 3.89
Lucena City 114 5.9 5.21
Rizal 1,369 67.2 4.91
MIMAROPA REGION 1,245 18.9 1.52
Marinduque 101 4.7 4.60
Occidental Mindoro 215 6.7 3.10
Oriental Mindoro 337 11.4 3.39
Palawan 363 12.1 3.33
Puerto Princesa City 121 5.4 4.43
Romblon 107 3.8 3.55
REGION V (BICOL REGION) 2,257 37.7 1.67
Albay 523 17.1 3.28
Camarines Norte 202 6.0 2.95
Camarines Sur 730 28.6 3.92
Catanduanes 103 4.2 4.12
Masbate 398 12.2 3.06
Sorsogon 302 9.6 3.17
REGION VI (WESTERN VISAYAS) 3,256 52.4 1.61
Aklan 238 7.6 3.19
Antique 252 8.3 3.31
Capiz 360 13.0 3.61
Iloilo 818 24.2 2.96
Iloilo City 181 6.4 3.55
Negros Occidental 1,080 43.0 3.98
Bacolod City 255 8.2 3.20
Guimaras 72 3.3 4.59
REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS) 3,329 58.0 1.74
Bohol 559 19.2 3.43
Cebu 1,382 50.8 3.67
Cebu City 385 18.3 4.75
Lapulapu City 185 7.9 4.28
Mandaue City 164 6.2 3.77
Negros Oriental 604 20.2 3.35
 Siquijor 50 2.6 5.29
REGION VIII (EASTERN VISAYAS) 1,884 31.8 1.69
Eastern Samar 209 7.1 3.41
Leyte 695 23.3 3.36
Tacloban City 99 4.3 4.32
Northern Samar 263 11.1 4.23
Samar (Western) 367 15.2 4.15
Southern Leyte 177 7.2 4.08
Biliran 75 2.8 3.74
REGION IX (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA) 1,596 29.5 1.85
Zamboanga del Norte 518 10.4 2.00
Zamboanga del Sur 433 23.4 5.41
Zamboanga City 312 16.2 5.20
Zamboanga Sibugay 293 11.6 3.97
Isabela City 40 2.6 6.57
REGION X (NORTHERN MINDANAO) 2,291 36.5 1.59
Bukidnon 779 25.0 3.21
Camiguin 39 1.2 3.17
Lanao del Norte 305 12.4 4.06
Iligan City 127 4.6 3.60
Misamis Occidental 290 11.0 3.78
Misamis Oriental 456 20.8 4.57
Cagayan De Oro City 295 12.0 4.05
REGION XI (DAVAO REGION) 2,113 40.7 1.92
Davao del Norte 442 21.7 4.92
Davao Sur 279 30.1 10.81
Davao City 758 28.9 3.81
Davao Oriental 217 9.7 4.46
Compostela Valley 293 11.7 4.00
Davao Occidental 125 5.2 4.16
REGION XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 2,114 37.2 1.76
North Cotabato 677 26.9 3.97
Cotabato City 119 18.4 15.49
South Cotabato 465 7.2 1.56
General Santos City 263 14.4 5.49
Sultan Kudarat 335 8.3 2.47
Saranggani 256 6.7 2.64
REGION XIII (CARAGA) 1,174 18.0 1.53
Agusan Norte 149 5.6 3.76
Butuan City 141 3.9 2.80
Agusan del Sur 344 10.2 2.97
Surigao del Norte 205 7.2 3.53
Surigao del Sur 283 11.3 4.01
Dinagat Island 53 2.6 4.95
BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLI 1,425 36.2 2.54
Basilan 110 4.9 4.43
Lanao del Sur 460 20.1 4.37
 Maguindanao 476 21.2 4.46
Sulu 268 19.6 7.31
Tawi-Tawi 110 6.6 5.98
Note: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
All estimates used the 2015 POPCEN-based Population Projection.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2021 Labor Force Survey

1,173,724
 Employment Rate (%)
Annual 2021
Standard Coefficient
Estimate
Error of Variation
(%)
(%) (%)
92.2 0.01 0.01
89.4 0.02 0.02
89.8 0.06 0.06
90.4 0.06 0.07
89.0 0.07 0.07
89.7 0.06 0.07
87.1 0.07 0.08
90.6 0.09 0.10
88.3 0.06 0.07
89.3 0.06 0.07
87.6 0.06 0.06
88.7 0.06 0.07
87.3 0.08 0.09
90.0 0.06 0.06
90.6 0.05 0.06
89.7 0.07 0.08
90.5 0.05 0.05
88.6 0.09 0.10
92.7 0.07 0.08
94.2 0.03 0.03
96.3 0.03 0.03
94.5 0.06 0.06
89.2 0.07 0.08
94.7 0.05 0.05
96.6 0.06 0.06
97.5 0.05 0.05
92.2 0.11 0.12
91.8 0.04 0.04
96.7 0.04 0.04
91.9 0.06 0.06
89.2 0.07 0.08
91.3 0.06 0.07
94.0 0.03 0.03
97.5 0.04 0.04
95.2 0.04 0.04
93.2 0.05 0.05
92.7 0.06 0.06
94.5 0.05 0.06
92.5 0.02 0.02
92.2 0.06 0.06
91.0 0.04 0.04
91.6 0.04 0.05
96.7 0.04 0.04
92.3 0.04 0.05
90.9 0.07 0.07
93.0 0.05 0.05
88.6 0.07 0.08
85.6 0.05 0.06
89.4 0.03 0.03
89.2 0.06 0.07
88.1 0.06 0.07
89.2 0.06 0.07
93.3 0.05 0.05
91.5 0.06 0.07
89.3 0.07 0.08
92.1 0.04 0.04
93.5 0.05 0.06
94.5 0.05 0.05
92.4 0.05 0.05
89.8 0.12 0.13
92.5 0.05 0.05
93.4 0.06 0.06
91.8 0.03 0.03
89.4 0.07 0.07
85.9 0.10 0.11
92.8 0.05 0.06
93.2 0.05 0.05
96.6 0.03 0.03
91.2 0.06 0.07
93.4 0.02 0.02
89.3 0.07 0.07
93.9 0.04 0.04
95.4 0.05 0.05
93.0 0.06 0.06
89.4 0.06 0.06
94.6 0.04 0.05
92.5 0.05 0.06
95.9 0.05 0.06
92.8 0.03 0.03
93.5 0.06 0.06
92.5 0.05 0.06
90.5 0.06 0.07
90.0 0.06 0.07
92.1 0.05 0.06
95.3 0.04 0.04
94.5 0.05 0.05
93.4 0.03 0.03
95.0 0.04 0.04
92.4 0.07 0.07
93.5 0.05 0.05
91.5 0.08 0.09
96.1 0.05 0.05
92.5 0.05 0.05
92.9 0.06 0.06
96.0 0.02 0.02
97.0 0.04 0.04
96.5 0.04 0.04
95.0 0.05 0.05
95.6 0.04 0.04
88.0 0.13 0.15
95.1 0.02 0.02
96.5 0.05 0.05
92.0 0.09 0.10
97.6 0.02 0.02
92.4 0.05 0.06
94.5 0.06 0.06
95.5 0.04 0.05
90.7 0.06 0.07
95.2 0.02 0.02
96.0 0.04 0.04
96.8 0.04 0.04
93.7 0.04 0.04
94.5 0.04 0.04
97.1 0.03 0.03
96.0 0.05 0.05
94.7 0.02 0.02
94.6 0.05 0.06
91.5 0.10 0.11
97.6 0.03 0.03
90.0 0.05 0.06
95.0 0.06 0.06
95.9 0.04 0.05
94.3 0.02 0.02
92.9 0.06 0.07
92.0 0.06 0.06
95.1 0.04 0.04
91.5 0.05 0.06
97.7 0.03 0.03
93.1 0.11 0.12
90.8 0.06 0.06
91.4 0.07 0.08
87.6 0.11 0.12
90.6 0.11 0.12
95.4 0.05 0.06
93.6 0.06 0.06