Preliminary figures for 2024 have shown that there were about 1.6 million overseas workers from the Philippines who were rehired. Meanwhile, over 378,000 were newly hired migrant workers.
Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment
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Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (February 28, 2025). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). (2025). Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines). "Total Number of Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) in 2024, by Type of Employment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines), Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2024, by type of employment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Department of Migrant Workers (Philippines), February 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459046/number-of-overseas-filipino-workers-by-type-of-employment/
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