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Employment Rate in October 2016 is Estimated at 95.3 Percent
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The employment rate in October 2016 was estimated at 95.3 percent. Five regions, namely, CALABARZON (93.8%), National Capital Region (NCR) (94.1%), Central Luzon (94.3%), Ilocos Region (94.6%), and Central Visayas (94.9%) had employment rates lower…
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Employment Rate in July 2016 is Estimated at 94.6 Percent
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The employment rate in July 2016 was estimated at 94.6 percent. Four regions, namely, CALABARZON (92.4%), National Capital Region (NCR) (93.5%), Central Luzon (93.8%), and Northern Mindanao (93.9%) had the lowest employment rates (Table 4). The…
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Employment Rate in April 2016 is Estimated at 93.9 Percent
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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…
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Employment Situation in October 2015 (Final Results)
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The population 15 years old and over in October 2015 is estimated at 66.6 million (Table 1). Of this number, 42.1 million were in the labor force (Table 2 and Table 3). The labor force consists of the employed and the unemployed persons. The…
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2015 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 2015 was estimated at 2.4 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 97.1 percent of the…
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Total Number of OFWs Estimated at 2.4 Million (Results from the 2015 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 2015 was estimated at 2.4 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 97.1 percent of the…
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Employment Rate in January 2016 is Estimated at 94.2 Percent
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The employment rate in January 2016 was estimated at 94.2 percent. Three regions, namely, Central Luzon (92.5%), CALABARZON (92.5%), and National Capital Region (NCR) (93.1%) had employment rates significantly lower than the national figure (Table…
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Employment Situation in July 2015 (Final Results)
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The population 15 years old and over in July 2015 is estimated at 66.6 million (Table 1). Of this number, 41.9 million were in the labor force (Table 2 and Table 3). The labor force consists of the employed and the unemployed persons. The labor…
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Employment Rate Estimated at 94.4 percent in October 2015
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The employment rate in October 2015 was estimated at 94.4 percent. Three regions, namely, Ilocos Region (91.5%), CALABARZON (92.2%), and National Capital Region (NCR) (92.8%) had employment rates lower than the national figure (Table 4). The labor…
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Estimated Number of Working Children 5 to 17 Years Old Who Worked During The Past Week Was 3.3 Million (Final Results of the 2011 Survey on Children)
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Based on the final results of the 2011 SOC, the estimated number of children aged 5 to 17 years who worked for at least one hour during the past week in October 2011 was 3.3 million. They accounted for 12.4 percent of the estimated 26.6 million…
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