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Philippine Labor Force Survey April 2006 (Preliminary Results)
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Wage and salary workers numbered 16.7 million, accounting for 50.5 percent of the total employed. About 12.4 million (37.7%) were own account workers and 3.9 million (11.9%) were unpaid family workers.
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Philippine Labor Force Survey January 2006 (Preliminary Results)
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Starting April 2005, the new unemployment definition was adopted per NSCB Resolution No. 15 dated October 20, 2004. As indicated in the said resolution, the unemployed include all persons who are 15 years old and over as of their last birthday and…
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Philippine Labor Force Survey October 2005 (Preliminary Results)
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The number of underemployed persons or those who desired additional hours of work was estimated at 7.0 million in October 2005 as compared to 5.4 million a year ago. Thus, the rate of underemployment was recorded at 21.2 percent, up by 4.3…
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Philippine Labor Force Survey July 2005 (Preliminary Results)
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Occupation-wise, farmers, forestry workers and fishermen registered the largest increase in employment level at 362 thousand. Their share to the total employed slightly increased by 0.6 percentage point, from 18.7 percent in July 2004 to 19.3…
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Philippine Labor Force Survey April 2005 (Preliminary Results)
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The number of persons in the labor force, or those who are either employed or unemployed was registered at 35.1 million, resulting to a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 64.8 percent in April 2005.
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Press Release on the 2004 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)
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The number of Overseas Filipinos Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad during the period April to September 2004 reached 1.06 million, up by 8.2 percent from 982 thousand a year ago. Of this total, 92.9 percent (988 thousand) were overseas contract…
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Philippine Labor Force Survey January 2005 (Preliminary Results)
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Labor force population in January 2005 slightly increased by 0.6 percent to 35.7 million from 35.4 million reported in January 2004. However, the labor force participation rate (LFPR), decreased by 1.2 percentage points, from 67.3 percent to 66.1…
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Philippine Labor Force Survey October 2004 (Preliminary Results)
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Philippine Concept Labor force population in October 2004 increased by 1.4 percent to 35.6 million from 35.1 million reported in October 2003. However, the labor force participation rate (LFPR), decreased by 0.6 percentage point, from 67.1 percent…
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Philippine Labor ForceSurvey July 2004 (Preliminary Results)
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Philippine Labor Force Survey April 2004 (Preliminary Results)
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Of the population 15 years old and over, there were those who were in the labor force and those who were not...
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