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Employment Situation in July 2020
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Unemployment rate in July 2020 was estimated at 10.0 percent. This is higher than the unemployment rate of the same month a year ago placed at 5.4 percent, but lower than the record high 17.7 percent during April 2020.
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Press Conference on the Results of the July 2020 Labor Force Survey
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the results of the July 2020 Labor Force Survey which will be held on 03 September 2020 (Thursday) at 9:00AM through videoconference using Zoom.
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Employment Situation in January 2020
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In January 2020, the working age population (15 years old and over) was estimated at 72.8 million. Among these, 61.7 percent were in the labor force. This translates to approximately 44.9 million Filipinos in the labor force; that is, either…
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Employment Situation in April 2020
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Unemployment rate rose to 17.7 percent accounting to 7.3 million unemployed Filipinos in the labor force in April 2020. This is a record high in the unemployment rate reflecting the effects of Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) economic shutdown…
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Press Conference on the May 2020 Inflation and April 2020 Employment Statistics
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the May 2020 Inflation and April 2020 Employment Statistics on 05 June 2020 (Friday) at 9:00 AM through videoconference using Zoom.
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Employment Situation in October 2019
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Of the estimated 73.5 million population 15 years old and over in October 2019, approximately 45.2 million persons were in the labor force, that is, either employed or unemployed.
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Employment Rate in January 2020 is Estimated at 94.7 Percent
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The employment rate in January 2020 was estimated at 94.7 percent. In January 2019, the employment rate was the same at 94.7 percent. Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) (97.2%), Region X-Northern Mindanao (96.8%), Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN (96.7…
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TABLE 4 Total Population 15 Years Old and Over and Rates of Labor Force Participation, Employment
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The revised estimates for January 2019 key employment indicators using the 2015 POPCEN-based population projection for population 15 years old and over (71.9 million) and those in the labor force (43.3 million), employed (41.0 million), unemployed…
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Employment Situation in July 2019
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The number of persons who were in the labor force was reported at 45.4 million of the estimated 73.1 million population 15 years old and over in July 2019.
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Preliminary Results of the 2019 Annual Estimates of Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The preliminary results of the Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2019 based on the average of the four (4) LFS rounds (January, April, July and October) reported an annual labor force participation rate of 61.3 percent out of the 72.9…
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