Selected Indicator

Reference
Period

Women

Men

Source

Number

%

Number

%

In the Labor Force 1/

January 2007

700

36.5

1,217

63.5

NSO

Employed

633

36.6

1,098

63.4

Unemployed

67

36.0

119

64.0

Labor Force Participation Rate

January 2007

44.9

71.2

NSO

January 2007

90.4

90.2

NSO

Unemployment Rate

January 2007

9.6

9.8

NSO

Employed Persons Wanting Additional
Hours of Work by Total No. of Hours
Worked 2/

January 2007

109

29.9

255

70.1

NSO

Worked Less Than 40 Hours

80

33.6

158

66.4

Worked 40 Hours and Over

29

23.0

97

77.0

Employed Persons By Age Group  1/

January 2007

633

36.6

1,098

63.4

NSO

15-24

97

32.7

200

67.3

25-34

135

30.8

303

69.2

35-44

167

38.9

262

61.1

45-54

119

41.3

169

58.7

55-64

78

41.7

109

58.3

65 and Over

38

40.9

55

59.1

Employed Persons by Class of Worker 1/

January 2007

633

36.6

1,098

63.4

NSO

Wage and Salary

308

38.1

500

61.9

    Worked for Private Establishment

242

35.1

448

64.9

    Worked for Government

66

55.9

52

44.1

Own Account

208

30.1

482

69.9

    Self-Employed

194

33.1

378

66.9

    Employer

14

11.9

104

88.1

Unpaid Family Worker

117

50.2

116

49.8

Employed Persons by Highest
Grade Completed 1/

January 2007

633

36.6

1,098

63.4

NSO

No Grade Completed

3

33.3

6

66.7

Elementary

182

37.3

306

62.7

    Undergraduate

56

32.6

116

67.4

    Graduate

126

39.9

190

60.1

High School

255

31.7

549

68.3

    Undergraduate

66

32.7

136

67.3

    Graduate

189

31.4

413

68.6

College

193

44.8

238

55.2

    Undergraduate

74

34.6

140

65.4

    Graduate and Higher

119

54.8

98

45.2

Not Reported

-

-

-

-

Household Pop'n 15 Yrs. Old and
Over by Trade Skill

1995

1,206,776

50.54

1,181,187

49.46

NSO

Crafts (besides handicraft)

16,945

62.1

10,337

37.9

Precision, Handicraft and Printing

8,380

46.9

9,476

53.1

Machine Operation

1,090

21.1

4,083

78.9

Mobile Machinery Operation

1,029

1.6

62,057

98.4

Mining and Construction

1,000

2.2

44,464

97.8

Metals and Machinery

534

2.8

18,833

97.2

Stationary Plant

211

18.2

950

81.8

Other Skills

26,218

38.2

42,473

61.8

Not Stated

5,963

56.8

4,540

43.2

No Trade Skill

1,145,406

53.8

983,974

46.2

Employed Persons by Major
Occupation Group 1/

January 2007

633

36.6

1,098

63.4

NSO

Officials of government and special interest organizations, corporate executives, managers, managing proprietors and supervisors

Professionals

Technicians and Associate Professionals

Clerks

Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers

Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen

Trades and Related Workers

Employed Persons by Major
Industry Group 1/

January 2007

633

36.6

1,098

63.4

NSO

Agriculture, Hunting  and Forestry

Fishing

Mining and Quarrying

Manufacturing

Electricity, Gas and Water

Construction

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods

Hotels and Restaurants

Transport, Storage and Communication

Number of Members in Existing Unions/
Labor Organizations

2007

33,593

48.6

35,530

51.4

DOLE

Number of Overseas Workers 2/

2002

62

68.9

28

31.1

NSO

Officials of government and special interest organizations, corporate executives, managers, managing proprietors and supervisors

-

-

1

100.0

Professionals

2

50.0

2

50.0

Technicians and Associate Professionals

1

100.0

-

-

Clerks

1

33.3

2

66.7

Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers

7

87.5

1

12.5

Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen

-

-

*

*

Average Cash Remittances of Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs) by Place of Work  3/

2002

32,955

44,311

NSO

Japan

33,391

18,000

United States of America

55,855

72,874

Italy

39,969

49,487

Taiwan

13,434

25,235

Hongkong

31,305

43,591

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

21,272

42,274

Singapore

27,555

84,445

United Arab Emirates

44,374

58,000

Malaysia

40,085

-

United Kingdom

30,000

35,805

2007

9,581

53.6

8,290

46.4

POEA

Number of Government Personnel

2004

40,808

61.2

25,873

38.8

CSC

First Level

5,414

43.9

6,930

56.1

Second Level

31,990

70.5

13,398

29.5

Third Level

27

31.4

59

68.6

Non-Executive Career

29

42.0

40

58.0

Non-Career Executive

1

16.7

5

83.3

Elected Officials

242

19.5

999

80.5

Coterminous

179

40.0

269

60.0

Casual

1,133

40.4

1,669

59.6

Number of Elected Officials

May 2007

51

16.4

261

83.6

COMELEC

Representatives

1

8.3

91.7

Governors

-

0.0

4

100.0

Vice-Governor

1

Provincial Board Members

Mayors

18

14.4

107

85.6

Vice-Mayors

1/ - In Thousands
2/ - Working or had worked abroad during the past six months, in thousands
3/ - In Thousand Pesos
* less than 500
1. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding

Definition of Terms:

Underemployed - employed persons who expressed the desire to have additional hours of work in their present job or in an additional job,
or to have a new job with longer working hours.
First Level - include clerical, trades, crafts, and custodial service positions which involve non-professional or sub-professional work
in a non-supervisory capacity requiring less than four years of collegiate studies.
Second Level - include professional, technical, and scientific positions which involve professional, technical, or scientific work in a non-supervisory or supervisory capacity requiring at least four years of collegiate work up to Division Chief level.
Third Level - cover positions in the Career Executive Service
Non-Executive Career - presidential appointees
Coterminous - include elected official's staffs and personnel of the Board of Trustees

Acronyms:

BLES - Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics
CAS/CONTRL - Casual/Contractual
CSC - Civil Service Commission
DOLE - Department of Labor and Employment
NSO - National Statistics Office
OCWs - Overseas Contract Workers
OFWs - Overseas Filipino Workers
POEA - Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

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