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Employment Rate Reported at 92.5 Percent in April 2009 Results from the April 2009 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The employment rate registered for April 2009 was 92.5 percent. This estimate is not significantly different from last year's figure of 92.0 percent. The latest survey also revealed that the size of the labor force in April 2009 was approximately 37…
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Unemployment Rate Posted at 7.7 Percent in January 2009 Results from the January 2009 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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More males (64.1% of total unemployed) were unemployed than among females (35.9%). By age group, for every 10 unemployed persons, five (49.2%) were in the age group 15 - 24 years while three (30.3%) were in the age group 25 - 34.
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Unemployment Rate Estimated at 6.8 Percent in October 2008 Results from the October 2008 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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Out of the estimated 58.2 million population 15 years old and over in October 2008, 37.1 million persons were in the labor force. This placed the labor force participation rate at 63.7 percent. Last year's labor force participation rate was 63.2…
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Employment Rate Reported at 92.6 Percent in July 2008 Results from the July 2008 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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Employment rate in the National Capital Region (87.2%), Central Luzon (90.6%) and CALABARZON (89.6%) was lower than in all other regions. As in previous LFS, the National Capital Region recorded the lowest employment rate. In terms of the labor…
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Employment Rate Recorded at 92.0 Percent in April 2008 Results from the April 2008 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The employment rate in April 2008, or the proportion of employed persons to total labor force was estimated at 92.0 percent, almost the same as the percentage recorded in April 2007 at 92.6 percent
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Female OFWs are Younger Compared to Male OFWs (Results from the 2007 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 2007 was registered at 1.75 million. This number represents an increase of 15.3 percent over the estimated 1.52 million OFWs in April to…
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Female OFWs Are Younger Compared To Male OFWs Results from the 2007 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 2007 was registered at 1.75 million. This number represents an increase of 15.3 percent over the estimated 1.52 million OFWs in April to…
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Employment Rate Estimated at 92.6 Percent in January 2008 Results from the January 2008 Labor Force Survey (LFS)
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The unemployment rate in January 2008 was estimated at 7.4 percent. Among the regions, the NCR had the highest unemployment rate. It registered a 2-digit unemployment rate of 12.5 percent. Males had higher unemployment rate of 7.8 percent compared…
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One in Three Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) is a Laborer or Unskilled Worker (Results from the 2006 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 2006 reached 1.52 million. The 2006 estimate represents an increase of 14.3 percent over the 1.33 million OFWs estimated for the period…
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One Out of Five Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs ) is in Saudi Arabia (Results from the 2005 Survey on Overseas Filipinos)
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The 2005 estimate of OFWs is 12.5 percent more than the 1.18 million OFWs estimated for the period April to September 2004. The overseas contract workers (OCWs) or those with existing work-contract comprised 91.6 percent of the total OFWs during the…
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