In 2021, an average of 62.2 percent of the employment share in the Philippines were wage and salary workers. Meanwhile, 28.1 percent were self-employed and the remaining 7.3 percent were classified as unpaid family workers. The employment rate in the Philippines in that year was estimated at 92.2 percent.
Share of employment in the Philippines from 2019 to 2021, by class of workers
Characteristic
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed
Unpaid family worker
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*Figures reflect the average of the results of the quarterly Labor Force Survey conducted in those years.
**Figures reflect the average of the monthly Labor Force Survey conducted for the whole year.
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