Philippine Statistics Authority -NCR Provincial Statistical Office II

08/09/2026

READ | July 2026 Unemployment Rate 📊

The unemployment rate in the Philippines was 6.0% in July 2026, up from 5.3% in July 2025. Moreover, it was also higher than the recorded April 2026 unemployment rate of 4.7%.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey

08/09/2026

READ | July 2026 Underemployment Rate 📊

The underemployment rate in the Philippines was recorded at 12.9% in July 2026, lower than the 14.8% underemployment rate in July 2025 and the 15.2% recorded in April 2026.

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➡ https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey

08/09/2026

READ | July 2026 Number and Percent Distribution of Employed Persons by Sector 📊

The Services sector 🏢 continued to account for the largest share of employed persons in the Philippines at 62.8% in July 2026.

Meanwhile, the Agriculture 🌾 and Industry 🏭 sectors accounted for 19.7% and 17.5% of the total employment, respectively.

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➡ https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey

08/09/2026

READ | Hours Worked of Employed Persons per Week in July 2026 🕒📊

In July 2026, employed persons in the Philippines worked an average of 40.6 hours per week, lower than the average recorded in July 2025 at 42.0 hours. However, it is higher than the average recorded in April 2026 at 40.2 hours.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey

04/09/2026

READ | August 2026 Inflation Report 📊

Headline or overall inflation in the Philippines eased to 6.1% in August 2026, from 6.2% in July 2026.

Key Highlights:
• January to August 2026 average inflation: 5.2%
• August 2025 inflation: 1.5%

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/cpi-ir/index

04/09/2026

READ | Main Contributors to August 2026 Inflation

The main contributors to the overall inflation in August 2026 were:

🍽️ Food and non-alcoholic beverages - 28.8%
🏠 Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels - 26.6%
🚍 Transport - 20.1%

Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes selected food and energy items, eased to 4.1% in August 2026 from 4.2% in July 2026.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/cpi-ir/index

04/09/2026

READ | Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2018=100): August 2026

At the national level, the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all items exhibited a month-on-month growth rate of 0.5% in August 2026, from a zero percent growth rate registered in July 2026.

In the National Capital Region (NCR), seasonally adjusted CPI for all items registered a faster month-on-month growth rate of 0.3% in August 2026, from 0.1% in the previous month.

Areas outside NCR showed a monthly increment of 0.4% in August 2026, from a
0.1% recorded in July 2026.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/seasonally-adjusted-cpi

04/09/2026

READ | Consumer Price Index for the Bottom 30% Income Households (2018=100): August 2026

The country’s inflation rate for households in the bottom 30% of the income distribution retained its previous month’s rate of 8.2% in August 2026.

Food inflation for the bottom 30% of income households at the national level recorded a slower annual hike of 8.3% in August 2026, from 8.5% in the previous month. In August 2025, it recorded an annual decrease of 2.8%.

Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 4.3% in August 2026, from 4.5% in July 2026.

Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in areas outside NCR also showed an uptrend at 8.4% in August 2026, from 8.3% in July 2026.

🔎Read the full story
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/bottom-30

03/09/2026

📍 HAPPENING NOW | PSA and National ID Services

The Philippine Statistics Authority – NCR Provincial Statistical Office II (PSA NCR PSO II) is currently conducting National ID Registration, Issuance of ePhilID, and processing of requests for Civil Registration Documents at the Ateneo De Manila University.

Companies and establishments within Quezon City and Marikina City that wish to avail of these on-site services for their employees may send their request to [email protected].

Bring PSA services closer to your workplace through our mobile registration and civil registration document request services.

02/09/2026