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Unemployment rate
Philippines — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7% (1989) |
| 1991 | 9.3% (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | 10.0% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 9.8% (1992 est.) |
| 1994 | 9.2% (1993) |
| 1995 | 9% (1994) |
| 1996 | 9.5% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 8.6% (1996) |
| 1998 | 8.7% (1997) |
| 1999 | 9.6% (October 1998) |
| 2000 | 9.6% (October 1998) |
| 2001 | 10% (2000) |
| 2002 | 10% (2001) |
| 2003 | 10.2% (2002) |
| 2004 | 11.4% (2003) |
| 2005 | 11.7% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 8.7% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 7.9% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 7.3% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 7.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 7.3% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 7.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 7.5% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 7.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 7.5% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 6.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 78 7% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 7% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 77 7% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 7.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 81 7% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 6.8% (2014 est.) | 7.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 78 |
| 2016 | 6.3% (2015 est.) | 6.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72 |
| 2017 | 5.5% (2016 est.) | 6.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72 |
| 2018 | 5.7% (2017 est.) | 5.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 5.7% (2017 est.) | 5.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 5.11% (2019 est.) | 5.29% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 5.11% (2019 est.) 5.29% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 5.11% (2019 est.) 5.29% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 2.41% (2021 est.) 2.52% (2020 est.) 2.24% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 2.23% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) 3.4% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 2.2% (2024 est.) 2.3% (2023 est.) 2.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |