Jobless Filipinos drop to 2.77 million in August
The number of jobless Filipinos in August this year declined to 2.77 million, indicating a 5.3% drop in the unemployment rate from July’s 6%.
In August 2025, the number of jobless Filipinos dropped to 2.77 million, a 5.3% decrease from the July unemployment rate of 6%. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the unemployment rate in August was 3.9%, or 2.03 million jobless individuals. National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa attributed the decline to fewer individuals entering the labor force, with 897,000 Filipinos joining in August compared to 1.5 million in July.
The labor force participation rate remained higher at 64% in August, up from 63.6% in July. The employment rate also increased slightly to 94.7% in August from 94% in July, with 49.79 million Filipinos now employed. The majority of the employed workforce was in the services sector, accounting for 61.7% or 30.72 million people, followed by agriculture at 20.9% or 10.43 million, and industry at 17.3% or 8.64 million.
Mapa noted that short working hours in August were mainly due to bad weather and flooding, resulting in fewer weekly working hours for employed individuals.
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