Underemployment rate Philippines 2016-2023
Preliminary figures reflect that the underemployment rate in the Philippines was estimated to be about 12.3 percent in 2023. The underemployment rate in the country was lowest in 2019. The underemployment rate refers to the total number of people employed who wanted additional work (wanted additional hours of work in their present job, or to have an additional job or a new job with longer working hours) as a percentage share of the total employed.