Despite many Filipina migrant workers having received higher education and working as skilled nurses,[1] 58 out of 100 overseas Filipino women workers are categorized as laborers and unskilled workers compared to 13 out of 100 overseas Filipino male workers in a 2007 survey.[10] Filipino women often fill "the demand for unskilled, low-paid domestic work in high-income countries".[2] They are encouraged to take these overseas jobs due to high unemployment rates in the Philippines and the economy benefiting from remittances.[11][12]