TABLE 3.5 - Employment Rate by Age Group and Sex, Philippines: 2012 - 2016 (In Percent) AGE GROUP AND SEX 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 93.0 92.9 93.4 93.7 94.6 85.8 82.6 92.4 96.8 97.2 97.4 98.6 85.5 82.9 92.0 96.6 97.3 97.3 98.7 86.9 83.5 92.4 97.1 97.5 97.8 98.8 86.7 84.1 92.8 97.1 97.7 98.0 98.9 87.4 86.1 93.9 97.3 97.8 98.1 98.8 92.8 92.7 93.1 93.4 94.4 - 19 Years - 24 Years - 34 Years - 44 Years - 54 Years - 64 Years Years and Over 87.1 83.8 92.2 96.3 96.4 96.6 98.4 86.4 83.9 92.0 96.2 96.5 96.5 98.5 87.6 84.6 92.2 96.6 96.7 96.9 98.5 87.3 84.7 92.6 96.6 97.0 97.2 98.8 88.1 86.9 93.8 97.1 97.4 97.7 98.6 WOMEN 93.3 93.2 93.9 94.2 94.8 - 19 Years - 24 Years - 34 Years - 44 Years - 54 Years - 64 Years Years and Over 83.5 80.6 92.6 97.5 98.3 98.6 98.8 83.9 81.2 91.8 97.3 98.5 98.5 99.0 85.7 81.8 92.8 97.7 98.8 98.9 99.2 85.7 83.2 93.1 97.8 98.7 99.1 99.3 86.0 84.7 94.0 97.7 98.4 98.7 99.0 BOTH SEXES 15 20 25 35 45 55 65 - 19 Years - 24 Years - 34 Years - 44 Years - 54 Years - 64 Years Years and Over MEN 15 20 25 35 45 55 65 15 20 25 35 45 55 65 Notes: 1. Employment rate is the ratio of the total employed to the total labor force multiplied by 100. Labor force is the sum of all the employed and unemployed persons. 2. Rates were computed based on the averages of four survey rounds (January, April, July and October). Source of basic data: Philippine Statistics Authority, Labor Force Survey, Public Use Files. 3-8