Philippines unemployment rate history: choose a year or date to look up past values. Preview the observations and download your selection.
- History starts
- April 2005
- History ends
- August 2026
- Frequency
- Monthly observations
- Unit
- Percent
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4 observations · January 2019 to October 2019
| Date or period | Value · Percent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | 5.3% | Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
| April 2019 | 5.2% | Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
| July 2019 | 5.4% | Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
| October 2019 | 4.6% | Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) |
Philippines unemployment rate history by year
Full history →| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 5.2% | 6.0%July 2026 | 4.7%April 2026 | ▼ −0.5 |
| 2025 | 4.2% | 5.3%July 2025 | 3.7%June 2025 | ▲ +0.1 |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 4.7%July 2024 | 3.1%June 2024 | ▼ −1.4 |
| 2023 | 4.4% | 4.9%July 2023 | 3.1%December 2023 | ▼ −1.7 |
| 2022 | 5.4% | 6.4%February 2022 | 4.2%November 2022 | ▼ −2.1 |
| 2021 | 7.8% | 8.9%September 2021 | 6.5%November 2021 | ▼ −2.2 |
| 2020 | 10.4% | 17.6%April 2020 | 5.3%January 2020 | ▲ +3.4 |
| 2019 | 5.1% | 5.4%July 2019 | 4.6%October 2019 | ▼ −0.7 |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 5.5%April 2018 | 5.1%October 2018 | ▼ −0.2 |
| 2017 | 5.7% | 6.6%January 2017 | 5.0%October 2017 | ▼ −1.6 |
| 2016 | 5.5% | 6.1%April 2016 | 4.7%October 2016 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2015 | 6.3% | 6.6%January 2015 | 5.6%October 2015 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2014 | 6.8% | 7.5%January 2014 | 6.0%October 2014 | ▼ −1.5 |
| 2013 | 7.1% | 7.5%April 2013 | 6.4%October 2013 | ▼ −0.7 |
| 2012 | 7.0% | 7.2%January 2012 | 6.8%October 2012 | ▼ −0.4 |
| 2011 | 7.0% | 7.4%January 2011 | 6.4%October 2011 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2010 | 7.4% | 8.0%April 2010 | 7.0%July 2010 | ▼ −0.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5% | 7.7%January 2009 | 7.1%October 2009 | ▼ −0.6 |
| 2008 | 7.4% | 8.0%April 2008 | 6.8%October 2008 | ▼ −0.6 |
| 2007 | 7.3% | 7.8%January 2007 | 6.3%October 2007 | ▼ −1.5 |
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