Aklan Records 96.8℅ Employment Rate In 2025, PSA Reports

KALIBO, Aklan — Aklan posted a 96.8 percent employment rate in 2025, with 284,500 employed individuals out of 294,007 people in the province’s labor force, according to preliminary results of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Fr. Peter Mangilog, Aklan Provincial Statistics chief said the province also recorded a 66.9 percent Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR), surpassing the Western Visayas regional average of 64.0 percent.

The PSA data showed that Aklan’s unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent, meaning only a small portion of its labor force remained without work during the reference period.

Meanwhile, the province registered a 6.5 percent underemployment rate, covering employed individuals who expressed the desire to have additional work, work longer hours, or obtain another job.
Aklan’s 96.8 percent employment rate was also higher than the Western Visayas regional rate of 96.1 percent, highlighting the province’s strong labor market performance.

Among Western Visayas provinces and highly urbanized areas, Aklan recorded the highest labor force participation rate, followed by Antique at 66.3 percent, Iloilo at 63.8 percent, Capiz at 62.6 percent, the City of Iloilo at 62.3 percent, and Guimaras at 61.2 percent.

“The figures underscore Aklan’s strong labor force participation and employment performance in 2025, based on the PSA’s preliminary labor market statistics,” Mangilog added.