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Employment Rate Recorded at 92.6 Percent in January 2011 Results from the January 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The January 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS) placed the employment rate at 92.6 percent. This figure is not significantly different from the estimate reported in January last year, which was 92.7 percent. The regions that posted high employment rates…
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Employment Rate Recorded at 92.6 Percent in January 2011 Results from the January 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The January 2011 LFS placed the size of the labor force at approximately 39.2 million persons out of the estimated 61.5 million population 15 years old and over, resulting in the labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 63.7 percent. Among the…
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2010 Annual Labor and Employment Status
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The annual employment rate or the percentage of the labor force who were employed in 2010 was 92.7 percent. This rate was calculated using the average estimates of employed persons and persons in the labor force from the four rounds of the quarterly…
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Employment Rate Was 93 Percent In October 2010 Results from the October 2010 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The employment rate or the proportion of employed persons to total labor force was recorded at 92.9 percent in October 2010. This figure was the same as the estimate in October 2009.
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Employment Rate Estimated at 93.1 Percent In July 2010 Results from the July 2010 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The July 2010 LFS also revealed that the size of the labor force was approximately 39.0 million out of the estimated 60.9 million population 15 years old and over. Correspondingly, these numbers translate to a labor force participation rate (LFPR)…
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Employment Rate Registered at 92.0 Percent in April 2010 Results from the April 2010 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The number of unemployed persons in April 2010 was estimated at 3.1 million compared to last year's estimate of 2.8 million. This placed the current unemployment rate at 8.0 percent which is not significantly different from last year's estimate of 7…
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OFWs Counted At 1.9 Million (Results from the 2009 SURVEY ON OVERSEAS FILIPINOS)
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The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad during the period April to September 2009 was estimated at 1.9 million. Of this total, 98.8 percent were overseas contract workers (OCWs) or with existing work contracts abroad.
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Employment Rate Reported at 92.7 Percent in January 2010 Results from the January 2010 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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Out of the estimated 60.2 million population 15 years old and over in January 2010, around 38.8 million persons were reported to be in the labor force. This figure placed the January 2010 labor force participation rate (LFPR) at 64.5 percent,…
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2009 Annual Labor and Employment Status
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Using the average estimates of the four LFS rounds (January, April, July and October LFS in 2009), the annual employment rate or the annual proportion of employed persons to the total labor force in the country in 2009 was 92.5 percent. Among the 17…
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Employment Rate Declined to 92.9 Percent in October 2009 Results from the October 2009 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The employment rate or the proportion of employed persons to total labor force was estimated at 92.9 percent in October 2009. The employment rate in October last year was recorded at 93.2 percent.
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