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February, 2021
Philippines
Total Workforce (000s) Oct '20
43,600
Unemployed Workers (000s) 3,793
Unemployment Rate 8.7%
Youth Unemployment Rate 21.8%
43,318
60,022
6,016
66
136
24
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
25,374
25,965
26,168
26,425
25,868
2.0% 2.0%
2.3%
1.9%
2.4%
15,997
16,281
16,782 16,720
16,678
2.1%
2.5%
3.0%
2.5%
2.9%
2019Q1 2019Q2 2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
71.0%
72.7%
72.9% 72.9%
72.4%
45.2%
46.1%
47.5%
46.8%
47.3%
2019Q1 2019Q2 2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
0.2% of the population is foreign born. Over 6 million Filipinos
have emigrated.
As at October 2020, more than 230K Overseas Filipino workers
(approximately 10% of the total) had returned home. Cash
remittances fell by USD 840 million between March and June
2020.
47% of the population live in urban areas.
More than 12K Covid-19 deaths.
Borders are closed to non citizens and
residents. A negative test result and quarantine
is required for arrivals.
Non-essential shops are closed in high risk
areas and restrictions are in place in lower risk
areas.
Schools are closed.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/pandemic-border/returning-heroes-filipino-migrant-workers-met-with-a-
devastated-economy/
https://psa.gov.ph/content/employment-situation-october-2020
