Philippine unemployment rate dips to 3.8% in September 2025

The unemployment rate in the Philippines decreased to 3.8% in September 2025, representing 1.96 million individuals.

This rate is lower than August 2025's 3.9% but slightly higher than September 2024's 1.89 million unemployed individuals.

The employment rate in September 2025 stood at 96.2 percent, meaning 49.6 million people are employed.

The construction sector added 514,000 jobs since September 2024, showing the largest annual increase in employment.

Other sectors with significant job gains include fishing and aquaculture, accommodation and food service activities, human health and social work activities, and agriculture and forestry.

However, underemployment worsened to 11.1% or 5.52 million Filipinos in September 2025.

Conversely, sectors like other service activities, administrative and support service activities, and manufacturing saw the largest year-on-year decline in workers.