Philippines — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1969–2031 · 62 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The Philippines' unemployment rate reading was 4.21% in 2025. The period change from 3.82% in 2024 was +0.39 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1969–2031
- Quarterly data, 1990–2024
- Monthly data, 2021–2023
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Latest observations
2019–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 4.37 % |
| 2030 | 4.37 % |
| 2029 | 4.42 % |
| 2028 | 4.52 % |
| 2027 | 4.57 % |
8 earlier values, back to 2019
| 2026 | 4.72 % |
| 2025 | 4.21 % |
| 2024 | 3.82 % |
| 2023 | 4.36 % |
| 2022 | 5.4 % |
| 2021 | 7.79 % |
| 2020 | 10.4 % |
| 2019 | 5.1 % |