A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO BETTER SERVE THE OFW

2007-2011
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT

Statistics

CONTENTS
TABLE 1 - Number of Workers with Contracts Processed by Type: 2007-2011
TABLE 2 - Number of Deployed Overseas Filipino Workers: 2007-2011
TABLE 3 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten Destinations,
New Hires and Rehires: 2007-2011
TABLE 4 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten Destinations,
New Hires: 2007-2011
TABLE 5 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten Destinations,
Rehires: 2007-2011
TABLE 6 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Major Occupational
Group, New Hires: 2007-2011
TABLE 7 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten Occupational
Categories, New Hires: 2007-2011
TABLE 8 - Number of Deployed Seafarers by Top Ten Flags of Registry: 2007-2011

TABLE 9 -Number of Deployed Seafarers by Top Ten Occupations: 2007-2011

TABLE 10 - Number of Deployed Seafarers by Top Ten Vessel Types: 2007-2011
TABLE 11 - Number of Deployed Seafarers by Category: 2007-2011

TABLE 1 - Number of Workers with Contracts Processed by Type: 2007-2011

TYPE

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total

1,306,078

1,464,295

1,479,070

1,644,439

1,850,463

916,471

1,005,538

1,043,555

1,205,734

1,384,094

New Hires

383,373

394,977

362,878

424,977

517,311

Rehires

533,098

610,561

680,677

780,757

866,783

389,607

458,757

435,515

438,705

466,369

Landbased Workers

Seabased Workers

TABLE 2 - Number of Deployed Overseas Filipino Workers by Type: 2007-2011

TYPE

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total

1,077,623

1,236,013

1,422,586

1,470,826

1,687,831

811,070

974,399

1,092,162

1,123,676

1,318,727

New Hires

313,260

376,973

349,715

341,966

437,720

Rehires

497,810

597,426

742,447

781,710

881,007

266,553

261,614

330,424

347,150

369,104

Landbased Workers

Seabased Workers

Note: Data on workers with special exit clearance and employment based immigration were included in the 2007 to
2009 deployment report.

TABLE 3 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten

Destinations, New Hires and Rehires: 2007-2011
DESTINATION

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

All Destinations - Total

811,070

974,399

1,092,162

1,123,676

1,318,727

Saudi Arabia

238,419

275,933

291,419

293,049

316,736

United Arab Emirates

120,657

193,810

196,815

201,214

235,775

Singapore

49,431

41,678

54,421

70,251

146,613

Hong Kong

59,169

78,345

100,142

101,340

129,575

Qatar

56,277

84,342

89,290

87,813

100,530

Kuwait

37,080

38,903

45,900

53,010

65,603

Taiwan

37,136

38,546

33,751

36,866

41,896

Italy

17,855

22,623

23,159

25,595

31,704

Bahrain

9,898

13,079

15,001

15,434

18,230

10

Malaysia

9,725

6,034

7,256

9,802

16,797

175,423

181,106

235,008

229,302

215,268

Others

TABLE 4 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten

Destinations, New Hires: 2007-2011
DESTINATION
All Destinations - Total

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

313,260

376,973

349,715

341,966

437,720

Saudi Arabia

97,496

122,258

126,661

119,379

112,648

United Arab Emirates

44,417

76,164

51,805

47,171

73,019

Qatar

30,868

45,209

40,713

37,209

45,070

Hong Kong

22,337

19,177

26,669

28,838

38,479

Kuwait

17,398

15,935

21,324

27,308

35,074

Taiwan

28,434

29,698

25,139

27,845

31,961

Singapore

3,879

4,488

3,916

6,544

18,068

Bahrain

4,282

5,094

6,038

5,353

7,481

Malaysia

1,863

1,075

1,250

2,794

6,972

10

Oman

2,624

3,667

2,859

2,823

5,487

59,662

54,208

43,341

36,702

63,461

Others

TABLE 5 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten

Destinations, Rehires: 2007-2011
DESTINATION

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

All Destinations - Total

497,810

597,426

742,447

781,710

881,007

Saudi Arabia

140,923

153,675

164,758

173,670

204,088

United Arab Emirates

76,240

117,646

145,010

154,043

162,756

Singapore

45,552

37,190

50,505

63,707

128,545

Hong Kong

36,832

59,168

73,473

72,502

91,096

Qatar

25,409

39,133

48,577

50,604

55,460

Kuwait

19,682

22,968

24,576

25,702

30,529

Italy

12,559

19,166

21,113

24,287

26,615

Brunei

12,142

5,338

5,875

6,216

11,566

Bahrain

5,616

7,985

8,963

10,081

10,749

10

Canada

3,768

6,065

9,033

10,859

10,517

119,087

129,092

190,564

190,039

149,086

Others

TABLE 6 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Major Occupational

Group, New Hires: 2007-2011
MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

313,260

376,973

349,715

341,966

437,720

43,225

49,649

47,886

41,835

61,598

1,139

1,516

1,290

1,439

4,950

13,662

18,101

15,403

10,706

14,115

7,942

11,525

8,348

7,242

8,932

107,135

123,332

138,222

154,535

201,512

Agricultural Workers

952

1,354

1,349

1,122

1,757

Production Workers

121,715

132,295

117,609

120,647

141,215

17,490

39,201

19,608

4,440

3,641

Total
Professional, Technical and Related Workers
Administrative and Managerial Workers
Clerical Workers
Sales Workers
Service Workers

Others

TABLE 7 - Number of Deployed Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers by Top Ten

Occupational Categories, New Hires: 2007-2011
OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

313,260

376,973

349,715

341,966

437,720

47,878

50,082

71,557

96,583

142,689

2 Nurses Professional

9,178

11,495

13,014

12,082

17,236

3 Waiters, Bartenders and Related Workers

9,276

13,911

11,977

8,789

12,238

14,399

10,109

9,228

9,293

10,101

5 Wiremen and Electrical Workers

6,980

8,893

9,752

8,606

9,826

6 Plumbers and Pipe Fitters

9,187

9,664

7,722

8,407

9,177

7 Welders and Flame-Cutters

6,140

6,777

5,910

5,059

8,026

8 Laborers/Helpers General

7,317

9,711

8,099

7,833

7,010

9 Charworkers , Cleaners and Related Workers

6,300

11,620

10,056

12,133

6,847

10 Cooks and Related Workers

5,124

5,791

5,028

4,399

5,287

191,481

238,920

197,372

168,782

209,283

All Occupational Categories - Total

1 Household Service Workers

4 Caregivers and Caretakers

Others

TABLE 8 - Number of Deployed Seafarers by Top Ten Flags of Registry: 2007-2011

FLAG OF REGISTRY
All Flags of Registry - Total

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

266,553

261,614

330,424

347,150

369,104

Panama

51,619

53,912

67,361

66,523

72,614

Bahamas

29,681

29,177

36,054

41,814

42,363

Liberia

21,966

21,632

29,796

32,561

39,260

Marshall Island

9,772

11,859

18,068

21,824

24,235

Singapore

10,308

12,130

15,674

16,417

17,401

Malta

7,513

11,025

14,786

16,971

17,116

Bermuda

5,599

5,605

7,620

9,562

12,830

Italy

6,220

5,726

8,486

11,927

12,822

Cyprus

7,052

7,446

9,425

9,236

10,678

10 Netherlands

7,017

7,796

9,281

9,602

10,198

109,806

95,306

113,873

110,713

109,587

Others

TABLE 9 - Number of Deployed Seafarers by Top Ten Occupations: 2007-2011

OCCUPATION

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

266,553

261,614

330,424

347,150

369,104

1 Able Seaman

31,818

34,563

45,338

47,864

53,239

2 Oiler

19,491

20,941

27,483

28,523

31,424

3 Ordinary Seaman

17,355

18,715

23,737

24,794

27,999

4 Chief Cook

7,778

9,022

12,651

13,252

14,827

5 Second Mate

7,873

8,694

12,119

12,876

14,189

6 Bosun

7,737

8,603

11,555

12,039

13,621

7 Third Engineer Officer

7,056

7,995

11,307

11,695

12,701

8 Messman

7,810

8,320

10,536

11,238

12,531

9 Third Mate

6,559

7,349

9,857

10,025

11,152

10 Second Engineer Officer

6,369

6,878

9,557

9,948

10,674

146,707

130,534

156,284

164,896

166,747

All Occupations - Total

Others

TABLE 10 - Deployment of Seafarers by Top Ten Vessel Types:

2007-2011
VESSEL TYPE

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

266,553

261,614

330,424

347,150

369,104

1 Bulk Carrier

42,357

46,732

62,229

67,247

79,381

2 Passenger

47,782

44,866

61,705

69,298

65,510

3 Container

31,983

36,614

44,276

44,691

47,851

4 Tanker

25,011

24,056

30,459

28,065

29,385

5 Oil/Product Tanker

14,462

15,702

22,366

23,319

26,018

7,902

10,891

17,179

19,617

21,475

10,754

11,763

14,695

14,740

18,660

8 Pure Car Carrier

5,743

6,398

7,918

9,091

11,555

9 Tugboat

6,610

7,205

10,347

10,396

8,823

10 Gas Tanker

3,471

4,235

6,187

7,197

7,695

70,478

53,152

53,063

53,489

52,751

All Vessel Types - Total

6 Chemical Tanker
7 General Cargo

Others

TABLE 11 - Deployment of Seafarers by Category: 2007-2011

CATEGORY

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

266,553

261,614

330,424

347,150

369,104

Officer

51,353

57,773

78,893

81,761

90,506

Rating

139,740

98,720

92,027

124,765

140,681

Non-marine

35,807

87,621

158,808

133,082

136,971

Others

39,653

17,500

696

7,542

946

Total