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Employment Rate Estimated at 93.6 percent in April 2015
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The employment rate in April 2015 was estimated at 93.6 percent. The employment rate for April 2014 was estimated at 93.0 percent. Four regions, namely, National Capital Region (NCR) (90.7%), Ilocos Region (91.6%), Central Luzon (92.0%), and…
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Total Number of OFWs Estimated at 2.3 Million (Results from the 2014 Survey on Overseas Filipinos)¹
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The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2014 was estimated at 2.3 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 96.0 percent (2.2…
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Employment Rate Estimated at 93.4 Percent in January 2015
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The employment rate in January 2015 was estimated at 93.4 percent. The employment rate for January 2014 was estimated at 92.5 percent. Four regions, namely, National Capital Region (NCR) (90.7%), CALABARZON (91.4%), Ilocos Region (91.5%), and…
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2014 Annual Labor and Employment Status (Comparative Annual Estimates for 2014 and 2013)
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In 2014, the annual employment rate was estimated at 93.2 percent and the annual unemployment rate, at 6.8 percent. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate was 18.4 percent. These annualized rates are based on the results of the quarterly Labor Force…
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Employment Rate in October 2014 is Estimated at 94.0 Percent
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The employment rate in October 2014 is estimated at 94.0 percent. The employment rate for October 2013 is estimated at 93.6 percent. Four regions, namely, National Capital Region (NCR) (90.2%), Ilocos Region (92.5%), Central Luzon (92.6%), and…
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Employment Rate in July 2014 is Estimated at 93.3 Percent
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The employment rate in July 2014 is estimated at 93.3 percent. This estimate is based on the July 2014 round of the LFS which did not cover the province of Leyte. The employment rate for the same month of 2013, computed using data from the July…
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Employment Rate in April 2014 is Estimated at 93.0 Percent
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The employment rate in April 2014 is estimated at 93.0 percent. This estimate is based on the April 2014 round of the LFS which did not cover the province of Leyte. The employment rate for the same month of 2013, computed using data from the April…
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2013 Annual Labor and Employment Status (Annual estimates for 2013)
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In 2013, the annual employment rate was estimated at 92.7 percent and the annual unemployment rate, at 7.3 percent. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate was 19.8 percent. These annualized rates are based on the results of the quarterly Labor Force…
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Employment Rate in July 2013 is Estimated at 92.7 Percent
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Based on the July 2013 Labor Force Survey (LFS), the employment rate in July 2013 is estimated at 92.7 percent. In comparison, the employment rate reported for the same month of 2012 was 93.0 percent. Among the regions, the National Capital Region…
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2012 Annual Labor and Employment Status (Annual estimates for 2012)
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The annual employment rate for 2012 was estimated at 93.0 percent and the annual unemployment rate, at 7.0 percent. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate was 20.0 percent.
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