Preliminary figures suggested that the number of employed persons in the Philippines reached about 46.87 million in 2022, reflecting an increase of about 2.87 million people from the previous year. The number of employed persons in the country was lowest in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (in millions)
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- Premium Statistic Number of people employed Philippines 2016-2022
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Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in the Philippines 2022
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Salary and earnings
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- Premium Statistic Minimum monthly wage Philippines 2022-2023
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Migrant workers
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- Premium Statistic Number of overseas workers from the Philippines 2011-2023
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- Premium Statistic Age distribution of migrant workers from the Philippines 2022
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- Premium Statistic Age distribution of female overseas Filipino workers 2022
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DOLE. (July 31, 2023). Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE. "Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE. (2023). Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE. "Total Number of People Employed in The Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE, Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], DOLE, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/