Preliminary estimates for 2021 reflected that the labor participation rate in the Philippines was at 63.3 percent or equivalent to 47.7 million people in the labor force. Across regions, Northern Mindanao or Region X had the highest labor force participation rate at 69.8 percent followed by the Caraga region. In that same year, the employment rate in the country was 92.2 percent.
Labor force participation rate in the Philippines in 2021, by region
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PSA (Philippines). (May 2, 2022). Labor force participation rate in the Philippines in 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250967/philippines-workforce-participation-rate-by-region/
PSA (Philippines). "Labor force participation rate in the Philippines in 2021, by region." Chart. May 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250967/philippines-workforce-participation-rate-by-region/
PSA (Philippines). (2022). Labor force participation rate in the Philippines in 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250967/philippines-workforce-participation-rate-by-region/
PSA (Philippines). "Labor Force Participation Rate in The Philippines in 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250967/philippines-workforce-participation-rate-by-region/
PSA (Philippines), Labor force participation rate in the Philippines in 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250967/philippines-workforce-participation-rate-by-region/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Labor force participation rate in the Philippines in 2021, by region [Graph], PSA (Philippines), May 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250967/philippines-workforce-participation-rate-by-region/