Philippines - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Philippines was 39.33 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 39.70 in 2015, while its lowest value was 38.11 in 2004.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 38.34
1991 38.40
1992 38.44
1993 38.47
1994 38.47
1995 38.47
1996 38.46
1997 38.45
1998 38.50
1999 38.51
2000 38.52
2001 38.55
2002 38.58
2003 38.59
2004 38.11
2005 38.67
2006 38.86
2007 38.90
2008 38.52
2009 38.90
2010 39.10
2011 39.26
2012 39.22
2013 39.35
2014 39.55
2015 39.70
2016 39.22
2017 38.19
2018 38.71
2019 39.29
2020 39.10
2021 39.33

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Philippines was 43,830,400 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,679,340 in 2019 and a minimum value of 22,466,330 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 22,466,330
1991 23,134,410
1992 23,819,250
1993 24,504,570
1994 25,174,660
1995 25,848,430
1996 26,519,770
1997 27,196,800
1998 27,956,700
1999 28,686,220
2000 29,416,900
2001 30,160,650
2002 30,909,460
2003 31,644,410
2004 32,628,180
2005 33,464,920
2006 34,249,910
2007 35,058,170
2008 35,888,910
2009 37,096,210
2010 38,102,680
2011 39,471,860
2012 40,032,100
2013 40,722,800
2014 42,086,990
2015 42,464,440
2016 43,465,680
2017 42,626,400
2018 43,426,310
2019 44,679,340
2020 41,971,340
2021 43,830,400

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure