TABLE 2.12 - Labor Force Participation Rate by Age Group and Sex, Philippines: 2012 - 2016 (In Percent) AGE GROUP AND SEX 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 BOTH SEXES 64.2 63.9 64.6 63.7 63.5 31.9 64.5 74.1 79.0 79.1 67.8 36.3 25.0 30.3 64.6 74.2 78.9 79.1 67.6 36.0 ** 30.3 65.6 74.9 79.7 79.7 68.2 36.4 33.3 27.2 64.5 74.8 79.1 76.5 67.9 36.2 - 25.0 63.9 74.7 77.4 79.4 67.7 36.6 ** 78.5 78.1 78.6 77.3 77.6 39.6 77.8 93.4 95.6 93.2 79.9 46.8 31.4 38.4 77.7 93.1 95.5 92.9 79.2 46.6 ** 38.5 78.4 93.5 95.7 93.6 79.9 47.0 ** 34.5 76.7 92.6 95.2 90.0 80.2 46.7 - 31.9 77.3 93.4 93.2 93.5 80.2 47.4 ** 50.0 49.9 50.7 50.1 49.3 24.2 50.6 54.7 62.3 65.1 56.1 27.9 14.6 21.9 51.0 55.3 62.2 65.3 56.4 27.5 ** 22.0 52.0 56.3 63.6 65.8 56.9 27.8 ** 19.8 51.6 56.8 62.8 63.1 56.1 27.8 - 17.7 49.8 55.2 61.2 65.3 55.9 28.4 ** 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported MEN 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported WOMEN 15 - 19 Years 20 - 24 Years 25 - 34 Years 35 - 44 Years 45 - 54 Years 55 - 64 Years 65 Years and Over Not Reported Notes: 1. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding. 2. Data for the year were averages of four survey rounds (January, April, July and October). 3. Annualized data for 2014 refer to the average of estimates for April, July and October survey rounds. The estimates for these rounds exclude Leyte province. 4. Annualized data for 2015 refer to the average of the four survey rounds that exclude Leyte. The use of the four survey rounds that exclude Leyte was based on the results of the referendum conducted among members of the Inter-Agency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics (IACLPS). 5. Starting April 2016 round, the Labor Force Survey (LFS) adopted the 2013 Master Sample Design as well as the population projections based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (2010 CPH) while previous survey rounds were derived using the 2000 CPH population projections. 6. Annualized data for 2016 was computed as the average of the four survey rounds using the January 2016 round that was based on the 2010 CPH population projections. ** Less than 0.05 percent. Source of basic data: Philippine Statistics Authority, Labor Force Survey, Public Use Files. 2 - 49