The Labor Turnover Survey (LTS), conducted regularly every quarter by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), aims to generate trend statistics on labor turnover and existing job vacancies as indicators of labor market activity and general…

The population of Negros Island Region (NIR) as of August 1, 2015 was 4,414,131, based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing bounced back in April 2016 as it posted an annual increase of 6.8 percent from a 6.4 percent decrement during the same month last year, per preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey…

The Philippines’ export sales amounted to $4.254 billion in April 2016, a 4.1 percent decrease from $4.434 billion recorded value in April 2015.

The population of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as of August 1, 2015 was 3,781,387 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The employment rate in April 2016 was estimated at 93.9 percent. Four regions, namely, National Capital Region (NCR) (92.3%), Ilocos Region (92.5%), CALABARZON (92.5%), and Central Luzon (92.9%) had the lowest employment rates (Table 4). The labor…

The population of Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) as of August 1, 2015 was 4,545,276 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The annual headline inflation at the national level stood at 1.6 percent in May 2016. It was recorded at 1.1 percent a month ago and 1.6 percent in May 2015. Higher annual increments were noted in the indices of food and non-alcoholic beverages;…

Total number of constructions generated from approved building permits in the first quarter of 2016 reached 32,779. This number represents an increase of 10.4 percent or 3,091 constructions from the 29,688 constructions recorded during the same…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing declined by 3.3 percent in April 2016, showing an improvement from the 8.0 percent decline during the same period last year.