Unemployment rate

8 Apr 2025

12:18PM

QUICK LOOK: February jobless rate eases from January, but remains above year-ago level

The unemployment rate in the Philippines declined to 3.8 percent in February 2025, easing from 4.3 percent in January, but edging up from 3.5 percent in February 2024, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Labor Force Survey.

6 Mar 2025

9:41AM

QUICK LOOK: PH unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% in Jan 2025 amid labor gains

Employment in the country improved, with 48.49 million people employed in January 2025, an increase from 45.90 million in January 2024. The employment rate stood at 95.7 percent, slightly higher than the 95.5 percent recorded a year prior.

6 Feb 2025

10:09AM

QUICK LOOK: December unemployment rate holds at 3.1%; jobless Filipinos slightly up y-o-y

The Philippine unemployment rate was steady at 3.1 percent in December 2024, unchanged from the previous year and slightly lower than November’s 3.2 percent.

8 Jan 2025

10:13AM

QUICK LOOK: November unemployment rate declines to 3.2%, jobless count down to 1.66 million

Philippine unemployment rate declined to 3.2 percent in November 2024 from 3.9 percent in October, with the number of jobless Filipinos down to 1.66 million from 1.97 million in the previous month, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

6 Dec 2024

10:22AM

QUICK LOOK: Philippine unemployment rate rose to 3.9% in October

The country's jobless rate hit 3.9 percent in October 2024, up from 3.7 percent in September, but remained lower than the 4.2 percent recorded in October 2023, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

6 Nov 2024

10:39AM

Philippine unemployment rate down to 3.7% in September

The Philippine job market showed significant improvements in September 2024, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.7 percent from 4.5 percent in September 2023 and 4 percent in August 2024.

8 Oct 2024

10:51AM

1.1 million jobs created: PH unemployment rate dropped to 4% in Aug, boosting holiday season outlook

The National Economic and Development Authority said this improvement signals a stronger labor market as the holiday season approaches, raising optimism for increased consumer spending and economic activity.

7 Aug 2024

10:12AM

PH June unemployment matches record-low 3.1% — lowest in nearly two decades

This matches the 3.1% recorded in December 2023 and marks the lowest unemployment rate in nearly two decades, the government said on Wednesday.

12 Apr 2024

8:05AM

Philippines Jobless Rate Drops, Boosting Poverty Reduction Goals

Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto on Friday highlighted the notable decrease in the Philippines' unemployment rate, which fell to a remarkable 3.5% in February 2024 from 4.8% the previous year.