In 2018, approximately 15.3 percent of wage and salary employees in the Philippines were underemployed. By comparison, 13.2 percent of employees in the Philippines' services industry were underemployed.
Share of wage and salary workers 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 wage and salary workers who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/713066/philippines-wage-and-salary-worker-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines). "Share of wage and salary workers who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Chart. February 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713066/philippines-wage-and-salary-worker-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines). (2021). Share of wage and salary workers who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/713066/philippines-wage-and-salary-worker-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines). "Share of Wage and Salary Workers Who Are Underemployed in The Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713066/philippines-wage-and-salary-worker-underemployment-rate/
PSA (Philippines), Share of wage and salary workers who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/713066/philippines-wage-and-salary-worker-underemployment-rate/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of wage and salary workers who are underemployed in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 [Graph], PSA (Philippines), February 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/713066/philippines-wage-and-salary-worker-underemployment-rate/
