# Philippines Labor Force Participation Rate

Philippines Labor Force Participation Rate was 64.5% in September 2026, up 0.5 percentage points from August 2026 and up 0.06 percentage points from a year earlier.
Among the 7 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 55.7% (Apr 2020) to 67.5% (Nov 2022), averaging 63.6%.

- Source agency: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) OpenSTAT
- Makrognosis code: `PH.LFPR.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2005-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (132 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/philippines/labor-force-participation-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 64.5% |
| August 2026 | 64.0% |
| July 2026 | 63.6% |
| June 2026 | 65.1% |
| May 2026 | 63.8% |
| April 2026 | 62.7% |
| March 2026 | 63.3% |
| February 2026 | 63.8% |
| January 2026 | 62.3% |
| December 2025 | 64.4% |
| November 2025 | 64.0% |
| October 2025 | 63.6% |
| September 2025 | 64.5% |
| August 2025 | 65.1% |
| July 2025 | 60.7% |
| June 2025 | 65.7% |
| May 2025 | 65.8% |
| April 2025 | 63.7% |
| March 2025 | 62.9% |
| February 2025 | 64.5% |
| January 2025 | 63.9% |
| December 2024 | 65.1% |
| November 2024 | 64.6% |
| October 2024 | 63.3% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PH.LFPR.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PH.LFPR.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```