This statistic displays the population aged 15 years and above in the Philippines from 2006 to 2017. In 2017, the working age population in the Philippines amounted to approximately 68.89 million people.

Philippines Hours Worked Per Week (HWPW): At Work data was reported at 48,753.000 Person th in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 48,075.000 Person th for Jan 2025. Philippines Hours Worked Per Week (HWPW): At Work data is updated monthly, averaging 47,289.500 Person th from Jan 2021 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50,191.000 Person th in Dec 2023 and a record low of 41,037.000 Person th in Jan 2021. Philippines Hours Worked Per Week (HWPW): At Work data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G027: Labour Force Survey: Employment: Hours Worked Per Week.

Preliminary estimates indicated that the youth employment rate in the Philippines was at 89.3 percent, or equivalent to about 6,182 people in 2023. The employment rate of youths in the country plummeted in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Philippines was reported at 71.14 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Labor force with advanced education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data was reported at 45.530 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.410 % for 2015. Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 46.560 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.490 % in 2012 and a record low of 45.530 % in 2016. Philippines PH: Labour Force With Basic Education: % of Total Working-age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank: Labour Force. The percentage of the working age population with a basic level of education who are in the labor force. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average;

As of October 2024, the share of working children aged five to 17 years old in the Philippines was estimated at *** percent, indicating a decrease from the previous year. The majority of these children were working in the services sector.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Philippines was reported at 36.88 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Philippines - Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Philippines decreased to 3.90 percent in May from 4.10 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Philippines Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Employment: HWPW: With a Job, Not at Work data was reported at 450.000 Person th in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 512.000 Person th for Jan 2018. Employment: HWPW: With a Job, Not at Work data is updated quarterly, averaging 424.000 Person th from Jul 2003 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 60 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,121.000 Person th in Apr 2004 and a record low of 223.000 Person th in Jul 2007. Employment: HWPW: With a Job, Not at Work data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G009: Labour Force Survey: Employment: By Region, Age and Hours Worked.

As of October 2024, it was estimated that ******* working children aged five to 17 years in the Philippines were engaged in child labor. The number of children engaged in child labor gradually declined since 2021.

Philippines HWPW: Reason: < 40 Hrs: Variable Working Time/Nature of Work data was reported at 9,011.000 Person th in Jul 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,742.000 Person th for Apr 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: < 40 Hrs: Variable Working Time/Nature of Work data is updated quarterly, averaging 6,876.500 Person th from Apr 2020 (Median) to Jul 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,011.000 Person th in Jul 2020 and a record low of 4,742.000 Person th in Apr 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: < 40 Hrs: Variable Working Time/Nature of Work data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G019: Labour Force Survey: Employment: Hours Worked Per Week: by Reasons of Working.

Philippines Exports of machine tools for working wood, cork, bone to Papua New Guinea was US$925.43 Thousand during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Philippines Exports of machine tools for working wood, cork, bone to Papua New Guinea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Could Find Part Time data was reported at 6.000 Person th in Jul 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.000 Person th for Apr 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Could Find Part Time data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.000 Person th from Apr 2020 (Median) to Jul 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 Person th in Jul 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Person th in Apr 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Could Find Part Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G019: Labour Force Survey: Employment: Hours Worked Per Week: by Reasons of Working.

Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Reduction in Work data was reported at 7.000 Person th in Jul 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.000 Person th for Apr 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Reduction in Work data is updated quarterly, averaging 5.500 Person th from Apr 2020 (Median) to Jul 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Person th in Jul 2020 and a record low of 4.000 Person th in Apr 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Reduction in Work data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G019: Labour Force Survey: Employment: Hours Worked Per Week: by Reasons of Working.

Philippines Imports of machine tools for working stone, glass from Malta was US$82.94 Thousand during 2016, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Philippines Imports of machine tools for working stone, glass from Malta - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Read Philippines or Basa Pilipinas was a four-year early grade reading project that operated from January 2013 to December 2016 and supported the Philippine Department of Education’s national reading program. Basa assisted the implementation of transformative literacy practices in selected divisions of Regions 1 and 7 by providing teacher and student materials, training teachers and school heads, and providing post-training support for Grade 1, 2 and 3 teachers, as well as providing Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy training to kindergarten teachers. The Basa Pilipinas activity used a quasi-experimental cross-sectional design to evaluate the impact of the treatment in improving reading and comprehension skills. Sampling was conducted at three levels: school, classrooms, and student. The school sample was drawn randomly from the activity’s five provinces. Within each school, one grade 2 classroom was selected randomly for baseline and midline with an additional grade 3 classroom selected during the endline. Within each classroom, students were randomly selected to be administered the assessment. A total of 469 students were sample from 40 schools in two provinces at the baseline (comparison), 1,216 students were sampled from 80 schools in five provinces at the midline (intervention 1), and 1,658 students were sampled from 5 provinces at the endline (intervention 2). The disparity in the number of provinces sampled is due to the expansion of the intervention from two provinces to five provinces starting at the midline to provide a more complete picture of the Basa outcomes. To enable the computation of estimates of literacy skills among students in all schools affected by the Basa intervention, design weights were applied to the analyses of EGRA data. Design weights were applied to compensate for differences in provincial sampling and to ensure an appropriate representation of learners in all provinces in the sample.

Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Strike or Labour Disput data was reported at 0.000 Person th in Jul 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.000 Person th for Apr 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Strike or Labour Disput data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.500 Person th from Apr 2020 (Median) to Jul 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.000 Person th in Apr 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Person th in Jul 2020. Philippines HWPW: Reason: w/ Job, Not at Work: < 40 Hrs: Strike or Labour Disput data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G019: Labour Force Survey: Employment: Hours Worked Per Week: by Reasons of Working.

A survey conducted by Milieu Insight on work productivity in the Philippines in January 2022 found that the majority of respondents were working for eight hours per working day. Additionally, 21 percent of respondents stated that they worked one to two hours longer than average.

The youth unemployment rate in the Philippines decreased by 0.4 percentage points (-5.72 percent) in 2024 in comparison to the previous year. The youth unemployment rate thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. The youth unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons such as full-time students or the long-term unemployed.Find more key insights for the youth unemployment rate in countries like Cambodia and Timor-Leste.

Philippines Imports from Brazil of Tools for Working in the Hand was US$401.89 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Philippines Imports from Brazil of Tools for Working in the Hand - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.