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Employment Situation in July 2011
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The July 2011 LFS registered a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 64.3 percent. The size of the labor force in July 2011 was approximately 39.9 million out of the estimated 62.1 million population 15 years old and over. The LFPR was highest in…
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2010 Survey on Overseas Filipinos
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The 2010 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF) revealed that there were about 2.0 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who worked abroad anytime during the period April to September 2010 (Table 1). Of this number, the overseas contract workers (…
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2011 Annual Labor and Employment Status (Comparative Annual Estimates for 2010 and 2011)
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In 2011, out of the 61.9 million population 15 years old and over, about 40.0 million were in the labor force or economically active. This figure translates to an annual labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 64.6 percent. In 2010, the LFPR was…
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Employment Situation in April 2011
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Out of the estimated 61.8 million population 15 years old and over in April 2011, 39.7 million were reported to be in the labor force, that is, either employed or unemployed (Table 1 and Table 3). These numbers translate into a labor force…
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Employment Situation in January 2011
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Out of the estimated 61.5 million population 15 years old and over in January 2011, approximately 39.2 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 Situation in October 2010
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Out of the estimated 61.2 million population 15 years old and over in October 2010, around 39.3 million persons were reported to be in the labor force. These figures placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR) in October 2010 at 64.2 percent as…
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Employment Situation in July 2010
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The July 2010 LFS registered a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 63.9 percent. The size of the labor force in July 2010 was approximately 38.9 million out of the estimated 60.9 million population 15 years old and over. The LFPR was highest in…
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Employment Rate is Estimated at 93.6 Percent in October 2011 Results from the October 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The employment rate or the proportion of employed persons to total labor force in October 2011 is estimated at 93.6 percent. This is higher than the estimate for October last year, which is 92.9 percent.
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Employment Situation in April 2010
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The number of persons in the labor force, or those who are either employed or unemployed, was estimated at 38.5 million out of the estimated 60.6 million population 15 years old and over in April 2010. These numbers translate into a labor force…
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Employment Situation in January 2010
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Out of the estimated 60.2 million population 15 years old and over in January 2010, approximately 38.8 million persons were reported to be in the labor force. These figures placed the labor force participation rate (LFPR) at 64.5 percent. Last year'…
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