Employment Situation in October 2011 (Final Results)

Of the estimated 62.2 million population 15 years old and over in October 2011, those who were in the labor force was estimated at 41.2 million. These figures translate to a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 66.3 percent. The LFPR in October last year was 64.2 percent. Among the regions, MIMAROPA registered the highest LFPR at 71.8 while Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) posted the
lowest LFPR at 57.1 percent.

2011 Survey on Overseas Filipinos (SOF)

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 overseas contract workers (OCWS) or those with existing work contract abroad comprised 95.3 percent of the total OFWs in 2011.

Provincial Estimates of Employment Rates and Labor Force Participation Rates for the Quarterly Labor Force Survey : 2009

Provincial Estimates of Employment Rates and Labor Force Participation Rates for the Quarterly Labor Force Survey : 2008

Employment Rate in July 2012 is Estimated at 93.0 Percent

The results of the July 2012 Labor Force Survey (LFS) recorded an estimate of 37.6 million employed persons, which translated to an employment rate of 93.0 percent. This rate is almost the same with the reported estimate of 92.9 percent in July 2011. Among the regions, Cagayan Valley recorded the highest employment rate of 96.8 percent, followed by MIMAROPA and Zamboanga Peninsula (95.9% each). The lowest employment rate was recorded in National Capital Region (NCR) with 90.1 percent.

National Statistics Office

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