Labor and Employment

Labor Force Characteristics

Indicator
Employment Rate
Underemployment Rate
Labor Force Participation Rate
Unemployment Rate
Second Quarter 2013
92.5
19.2
63.9
7.5
First Quarter 2013
92.9
20.9
64.1
7.1
Second Quarter 2012
93.1
19.3
64.7
6.9

Latest Report from Labor Force Survey (LFS)

June 11, 2013

The results of the April 2013 Labor Force Survey (LFS) revealed an employment rate of 92.5 percent. In the same month of the previous year, that is April 2012, the employment rate was estimated at 93.1 percent. The drop in the employment rate... Read more about Employment Rate is Estimated at 92.5 Percent in April 2013

Latest Report from Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)

October 9, 2012

The total number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2011 was estimated at 2.2 million. The estimate for the same period of 2010 was 2.0 million (Table 1 and Figure 1). The... Read more about 2011 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)

Latest Report from Survey on Children (SOC)

July 18, 2012

An estimated 5.492 million children aged 5 to 17 years were working in 2011 according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Survey on Children (SOC). In this survey, children aged 5 to 17 years who worked for at least one hour during the past 12... Read more about The number of working children 5 to 17 years old is estimated at 5.5 million (Preliminary Results of the 2011 Survey on Children)

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