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Employment Data

Everything you need to know about employment in Guimaras.

Latest figures (2023)

59%Labor force participation
97.3%Employment rate
13.8%Underemployment rate
2.7%Unemployment rate
77,938Population in the labor force
72,410Employed
4,980Underemployed
3,090Unemployed

Trends 2018–2021

Labor force (in thousands)
  • Labor force
  • Employed
  • Underemployed
  • Unemployed
020406080Labor force, 2018: 72.50Employed, 2018: 69.74Underemployed, 2018: 2.76Unemployed, 2018: 8.862018Labor force, 2019: 76.70Employed, 2019: 73.82Underemployed, 2019: 2.84Unemployed, 2019: 9.832019Labor force, 2020: 71.50Employed, 2020: 65.80Underemployed, 2020: 5.71Unemployed, 2020: 8.482020Labor force, 2021: 76.00Employed, 2021: 72.00Underemployed, 2021: 3.00Unemployed, 2021: 5.002021
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Labor forceEmployedUnderemployedUnemployed
201872.5069.742.768.86
201976.7073.822.849.83
202071.5065.805.718.48
202176.0072.003.005.00
Labor force participation rate
0%20%40%60%80%2018: 58.1%58.1%20182019: 61.7%61.7%20192020: 56.2%56.2%20202021: 58.7%58.7%2021
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Labor force participation rate
201858.1%
201961.7%
202056.2%
202158.7%
Employment rate
0%25%50%75%100%2018: 96.2%96.2%20182019: 96.3%96.3%20192020: 92.0%92%20202021: 95.9%95.9%2021
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Employment rate
201896.2%
201996.3%
202092.0%
202195.9%
Underemployment rate
0%2%4%6%8%2018: 3.8%3.8%20182019: 3.7%3.7%20192020: 8.0%8%20202021: 4.1%4.1%2021
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Underemployment rate
20183.8%
20193.7%
20208.0%
20214.1%
Unemployment rate
0%3.75%7.5%11.25%15%2018: 12.7%12.7%20182019: 13.3%13.3%20192020: 12.9%12.9%20202021: 6.9%6.9%2021
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Unemployment rate
201812.7%
201913.3%
202012.9%
20216.9%

For the latest figures (2023), see the Socio-Economic Profile.