In 2018, about nine percent of employees working in the Philippines' industry sector were paid hourly basic pay below two-thirds of the median hourly basic wage. By comparison, the service sector's underpaid employees had a higher result of 13 percent for that year.
Share of underpaid employees in the industry sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018
According to the source underpaid or low-paid employees are wage and salary workers with hourly basic pay (in primary job) below two-thirds of the median hourly basic pay.
Annualized data for 2014 from the Labor Force Survey is the average of April, July and October survey rounds which excluded Leyte province. Annualized data for 2015 from the Labor Force Survey is the average of January, April, July and October survey rounds which excluded Leyte province.The use of the annualized 2015 LFS data using the four survey rounds was based on the result of the referendum among members of the Interagency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics.
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PSA (Philippines). (February 10, 2021). Share of underpaid employees in the industry sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/709464/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-industry-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines). "Share of underpaid employees in the industry sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Chart. February 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709464/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-industry-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines). (2021). Share of underpaid employees in the industry sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709464/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-industry-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines). "Share of Underpaid Employees in The Industry Sector in The Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709464/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-industry-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines), Share of underpaid employees in the industry sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709464/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-industry-sector-in-the-philippines/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of underpaid employees in the industry sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 [Graph], PSA (Philippines), February 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/709464/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-industry-sector-in-the-philippines/
