on Women and Men in the Philippines

WORK & ECONOMIC

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PARTICIPATION
Work and Economic Participation
Indicator Women Men Ref. period Source

*Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 34.5 54.8 2020 LFS, PSA a/

*Employment Rate (%) 90.3 89.4 2020 LFS, PSA a/

*Average number of Employed persons, by Major
Occupation Group and Sex 2020 LFS, PSA a/
*Unemployment Rate (%) 9.7 10.6 2020 LFS, PSA a/
*Underemployment Rate (%)
Proportion of Unpaid Family Workers (%) 9.7 6.3 2020 LFS, PSA a/
Service & Sales Elementary
Most Common Occupation
Worker occupations 2020 LFS, PSA a/
Wholesale &
Retail;Repair of
Motor Vehicles & Agriculture,
Major Industry Division Where Most are Employed Motorcycles & hunting and 2020 LFS, PSA a/
Personal & HH forestry
Goods

Number of Overseas Filipino Workers (in thousands) 1,055 SOF, PSA b/

716 2020

Age Group with the Largest Proportion of OFWs (in

30 to 34 45 and over 2020 SOF, PSA b/
years)

Most Common Destination of OFWs Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2020 SOF, PSA b/

Plant and machine

Elementary
Most Common Occupation of OFWs operators and 2020 SOF, PSA b/
occupations
assemblers

Total Remittance In Cash and In Kind (in million pesos)

56,928 77,837 2020 SOF, PSA b/
c/
Average remittance in cash and in kind per OFW
SOF, PSA b/
(in thousand pesos) c/ 61 126 2020

Notes:
* - indicator(s) is/are part of the updated Philippine Core GAD Indicators. More information on the Updated Philippine Core GAD is accessible through this link https://psa.gov.ph/psa-
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a/ These estimates were based on the final results of January, April and July rounds of the LFS and preliminary results of October 2020 round.
b/ The 2020 estimates were based on the 2015 Census-based Population Projections
c/ The estimates cover remittances during six months prior to survey of overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years and who are working or had worked abroad
during the past six months (April to September) of the survey period.

Data Source:
LFS - Labor Force Survey

SOF - Survey on Overseas Filipinos

Data Agencies:

PSA - Philippine Statistics Authority

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