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Employment Rate in October 2019 is Estimated at 95.5 Percent
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The employment rate in October 2019 was estimated at 95.5 percent. In October 2018, the employment rate was 94.9 percent. Seven regions had employment rates lower than the national estimate: Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) (…
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Employment Situation in April 2019
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In April 2019, the total population 15 years old and over was estimated at 72.5 million wherein the number of persons who were in the labor force was reported at 44.5 million.
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Employment Rate in July 2019 is Estimated at 94.6 Percent
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The employment rate in July 2019 was estimated at 94.6 percent. In July 2018, the employment rate was the same at 94.6 percent. The labor force participation rate (LFPR) in July 2019 was estimated at 62.1 percent given the population 15 years old…
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Employment Situation in January 2019
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In January 2019, the total population 15 years old and over was estimated at 72.5 million wherein the number of persons who were in the labor force was reported at 43.7 million. This placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR) at 60.2 percent,…
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Total Number of OFWs Estimated at 2.3 Million (Results from the 2018 Survey on Overseas Filipinos)
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The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2018 was estimated at 2.3 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) with existing work contract comprised 96.2 percent of the total OFWs…
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Employment Rate in April 2019 is Estimated at 94.9 Percent
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The employment rate in April 2019 was estimated at 94.9 percent. In April 2018, the employment rate was 94.5 percent. Regions with highest employment rates were Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) (97.1%), Cagayan Valley (97.0%), Davao Region (…
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Employment Situation in October 2018
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Of the estimated 71.9 million population 15 years old and over in October 2018, approximately 43.5 million persons were in the labor force, that is, either employed or unemployed (Table 1 and Table 3). This translates to a labor force participation…
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Employment Rate in January 2019 is Estimated at 94.8 Percent
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The employment rate in January 2019 was estimated at 94.8 percent. In January 2018, the employment rate was 94.7 percent. National Capital Region (93.6%), Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (93.7%) and CALABARZON (93.9%) had the lowest…
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Employment Situation in July 2018
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The number of persons who were in the labor force was reported at 43.0 million of the estimated 71.6 million population 15 years old and over in July 2018.
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2018 Annual Labor and Employment Status
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The preliminary results of the Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2018 based on the average of the four (4) LFS rounds (January, April, July and October) reported an annual labor force participation rate of 60.9 percent out of 71.3 million…
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