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Employment Rate in October 2014 is Estimated at 94.0 Percent
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The employment rate in October 2014 is estimated at 94.0 percent. The employment rate for October 2013 is estimated at 93.6 percent. Four regions, namely, National Capital Region (NCR) (90.2%), Ilocos Region (92.5%), Central Luzon (92.6%), and…
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Employment Situation in April 2014 (Excludes the province of Leyte) (Final Results)
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Six in ten of the population 15 years old and over are in the labor force

Of the estimated 63.8 million population 15 years old and over in April 2014, the number of persons who are in the labor force, those who are either employed or…

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Employment Rate in July 2014 is Estimated at 93.3 Percent
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The employment rate in July 2014 is estimated at 93.3 percent. This estimate is based on the July 2014 round of the LFS which did not cover the province of Leyte. The employment rate for the same month of 2013, computed using data from the July…
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Employment Situation in January 2014 (Region VIII was not covered in this round) (Final Results)
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The population 15 years old and over in January 2014 was estimated at 61.8 million wherein around 39.4 million persons were reported to be in the labor force, that is, either employed or unemployed (Table 1 and Table 3). These figures placed the…
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Employment Rate in April 2014 is Estimated at 93.0 Percent
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The employment rate in April 2014 is estimated at 93.0 percent. This estimate is based on the April 2014 round of the LFS which did not cover the province of Leyte. The employment rate for the same month of 2013, computed using data from the April…
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2013 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 2013 was estimated at 2.3 million. The Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract abroad comprised 96.2…
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Employment Situation in October 2013 (Final Results)
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The population aged 15 years and over in October 2013 was estimated at about 64.4 million (Table 1). Of this number, 41.2 million were in the labor force (Table 2 and Table 3). The labor force consists of the employed and the unemployed persons.…
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Employment Situation in July 2013 (Final Results)
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The population aged 15 years and over in July 2013 is estimated at 64.470 million. Out of this number, 41.178 million persons were in the labor force. These figures translate into a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 63.9 percent. Among the…
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2013 Annual Labor and Employment Status (Annual estimates for 2013)
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In 2013, the annual employment rate was estimated at 92.7 percent and the annual unemployment rate, at 7.3 percent. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate was 19.8 percent. These annualized rates are based on the results of the quarterly Labor Force…
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Employment Situation in April 2013 (Final Results)
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The results of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) conducted in April this year revealed that the number of persons who are in the labor force or those who are either employed or unemployed is estimated at 40.9 million out of the 64.1 million population 15…
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