The number of employed persons in the Philippines reached about 44 million in 2021, reflecting an increase of about 4.59 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 2021 (in millions)
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Statistics on Employment in the Philippines
Labor force
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- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Philippines 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate Philippines 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Female labor force participation rate Philippines 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Male labor force participation rate Philippines 2012-2021
Labor market
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic Number of people employed Philippines 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Employment rate Philippines 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Rate of employment Philippines 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Employment share Philippines 2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Employee share Philippines 2019-2021, by class of workers
Underemployment
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Unemployment
3
Salary and earnings
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- Premium Statistic Median monthly wage rate of time-rated full-time workers Philippines 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Median monthly pay of time-rated full-time workers Philippines 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Median monthly allowance of time-rated full-time workers Philippines 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Median monthly allowance of full-time workers Philippines 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Real minimum wage of workers non-agricultural industry Philippines 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Current real minimum wage agricultural plantation workers Philippines 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Current real minimum wage agricultural non-plantation Philippines 2022, by region
Occupational safety
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- Premium Statistic Number of occupational accidents Philippines 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of occupational injuries Philippines 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Fatal cases of occupational injuries Philippines 2017-2019
- Premium Statistic Share of occupational injuries cases Philippines 2019, by industry
Migrant workers
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- Premium Statistic Number of overseas workers from the Philippines 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of deployed overseas Filipino workers 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of migrant workers from Philippines 2021
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of male overseas Filipino workers 2020
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of female overseas Filipino workers 2020
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- Direct contribution of tourism to employment in NSW, Australia FY 2021, by industry
- Agency workers in full-time equivalents in the U.S. and worldwide 1998-2014
- Employment in the U.S. insurance sector 2019-2020, by state
- U.S. wind energy industry full time jobs 2011-2013
- Number of unpaid family workers in the Philippines 2009-2018
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- Employment in the U.S. insurance sector 2019-2020, by state
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- Number of unpaid family workers in the Philippines 2009-2018
DOLE. (March 30, 2022). Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE. "Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE. (2022). Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE. "Total Number of People Employed in The Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/
DOLE, Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Total number of people employed in the Philippines from 2016 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], DOLE, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713140/philippines-number-of-employed-persons/