Philippines Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Philippines › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Philippines indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Philippines Peso
Currency Symbol: PHP

Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2010 Employment type: Harmonized ILO definition. Please note that data prior to 2005 are not based on harmonized ILO definition but based on national definition. Primary domestic currency: Philippine pesos Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Philippines , Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Philippines in year 2010 is 7.2 %

This makes Philippines No. 60 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Philippines is 2.38 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Philippines was 7.48 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Philippines in 2010 was or will be 3.68% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Philippines was or will be 7.20 %, which is 0.00% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Philippines, in other Years
Year %
  2016 7
  2015 7
  2014 7
  2013 7
  2012 7.2
  2011 7.2
2010 7.2
  2009 7.475
  2008 7.4
  2007 7.325
  2006 8
  2005 11.35
  2004 11.825
  2003 11.4
  2002 11.4
  2001 11.125
  2000 11.175
  1999 9.75
  1998 10.05
  1997 8.675
  1996 8.525
  1995 9.525
  1994 9.475
  1993 9.3
  1992 9.8
  1991 10.5
  1990 8.4
  1989 9.129
  1988 9.402
  1987 11.062
  1986 11.682
  1985 11.058
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a