In 2018, about 18.1 percent of male employees in the Philippines were underemployed. The male underemployment rate in the country has significantly decreased over the last ten years.
Share of males who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018
According to the source, the underemployment rate is the 'total employed who wanted additional work (wanted additional hours of work in their present job, or to have additional job, or a new job with longer working hours) as a percentage share of total employed'.
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 conducted among members of the Inter-Agency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics. See Metadata of Statistical Indicators on Decent Work for definitions and other information.
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PSA (Philippines). (February 10, 2021). Share of males who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/712934/philippines-male-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines). "Share of males who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Chart. February 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712934/philippines-male-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines). (2021). Share of males who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/712934/philippines-male-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines). "Share of Males Who Are Underemployed in The Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712934/philippines-male-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines), Share of males who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/712934/philippines-male-underemployment-rate/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of males who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 [Graph], PSA (Philippines), February 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/712934/philippines-male-underemployment-rate/
