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Employment Situation in April 2015 (Final Results)
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Of the estimated 64.8 million population 15 years old and over in April 2015, the number of persons who were in the labor force was reported at 41.8 million. This placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR) at 64.6 percent, which means that six…
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Employment Rate Estimated at 93.5 Percent in July 2015
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The employment rate in July 2015 was estimated at 93.5 percent. Four regions, namely, Central Luzon (91.2%), Ilocos Region (91.8%), National Capital Region (NCR) (91.8%), and CALABARZON (92.0%) had employment rates lower than the national figure (…
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Employment Situation in January 2015 (Final Results)
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The population 15 years old and over in January 2015 was estimated at 64.6 million wherein around 41.2 million persons were reported in the labor force, that is, either employed or unemployed (Table 1 and Table 2). These figures placed the labor…
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Employment Rate Estimated at 93.6 percent in April 2015
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The employment rate in April 2015 was estimated at 93.6 percent. The employment rate for April 2014 was estimated at 93.0 percent. Four regions, namely, National Capital Region (NCR) (90.7%), Ilocos Region (91.6%), Central Luzon (92.0%), and…
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2014 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 2014 was estimated at 2.3 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 96.0 percent (2.2…
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Employment Situation in October 2014 (Final Results)
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The population 15 years old and over in October 2014 was estimated at 64.3 million (Table 1). Of this number, 41.3 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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Total Number of OFWs Estimated at 2.3 Million (Results from the 2014 Survey on Overseas Filipinos)¹
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The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2014 was estimated at 2.3 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 96.0 percent (2.2…
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Employment Rate Estimated at 93.4 Percent in January 2015
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The employment rate in January 2015 was estimated at 93.4 percent. The employment rate for January 2014 was estimated at 92.5 percent. Four regions, namely, National Capital Region (NCR) (90.7%), CALABARZON (91.4%), Ilocos Region (91.5%), and…
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Employment Situation in July 2014 (Final Results)
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The population aged 15 years and over in July 2014 is estimated at 64.070 million. Out of this number, 41.231 million persons were in the labor force. These figures translate to a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 64.4 percent. Among the…
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2014 Annual Labor and Employment Status (Comparative Annual Estimates for 2014 and 2013)
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In 2014, the annual employment rate was estimated at 93.2 percent and the annual unemployment rate, at 6.8 percent. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate was 18.4 percent. These annualized rates are based on the results of the quarterly Labor Force…
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