Unemployment - Philippines
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Philippines is 7.40 (%) with a global rank of 116.
Philippines compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Philippines is similar to that of Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Argentina, Angola, Bahrain, Bolivia, United States, Romania, United Kingdom, Czech Republic with a respective Unemployment of 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.40, 7.40, 7.30, 7.30, 7.20, 7.10 (%) and a global rank of 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121.Last 10 years averagePhilippines had an average Unemployment of 8.25 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Philippines during the Great RecessionPhilippines's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 5.06% during the Great RecessionPhilippines since the end of the Great RecessionPhilippines's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.33% since the end of the Great Recession
Philippines compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Philippines is similar to that of Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Argentina, Angola, Bahrain, Bolivia, United States, Romania, United Kingdom, Czech Republic with a respective Unemployment of 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.40, 7.40, 7.30, 7.30, 7.20, 7.10 (%) and a global rank of 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121.Last 10 years averagePhilippines had an average Unemployment of 8.25 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Philippines during the Great RecessionPhilippines's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 5.06% during the Great RecessionPhilippines since the end of the Great RecessionPhilippines's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.33% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 9.00 |
1992 | 8.60 |
1993 | 8.90 |
1994 | 8.40 |
1995 | 8.40 |
1996 | 7.40 |
1997 | 7.90 |
1998 | 9.40 |
1999 | 9.40 |
2000 | 11.20 |
2001 | 10.00 |
2002 | 10.20 |
2003 | 11.40 |
2004 | 11.90 |
2005 | 8.70 |
2006 | 7.90 |
2007 | 7.30 |
2008 | 7.40 |
2009 | 7.50 |
2010 | 7.30 |
2011 | 7.00 |
2012 | 7.00 |
2013 | 7.40 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators