Selected Indicator

Reference
Period

Women

Men

Source

Number

%

Number

%

In the Labor Force 1/

October 2007

672

34.9

1,256

65.1

NSO

Employed

626

34.9

1,170

65.1

Unemployed

46

34.8

86

65.2

Labor Force Participation Rate

October 2007

42.9

78.5

NSO

October 2007

93.2

93.2

NSO

Unemployment Rate

October 2007

6.8

6.8

NSO

Employed Persons by Class of Worker 1/

October 2007

626

34.9

1,170

65.1

NSO

Wage and Salary

306

36.6

530

63.4

    Worked for Private Establishment

229

32.8

469

67.2

    Worked for Government

77

55.8

61

44.2

Own Account

189

26.9

514

73.1

    Self-Employed

175

30.9

391

69.1

    Employer

14

10.1

124

89.9

Unpaid Family Worker

131

51.0

156

49.0

Employed Persons by Highest
Grade Completed 1/

October 2007

626

34.9

1,170

65.1

NSO

No Grade Completed

3

37.5

5

62.5

Elementary

156

35.1

289

64.9

    Undergraduate

49

35.0

91

65.0

    Graduate

107

35.1

198

64.9

High School

246

28.8

608

71.2

    Undergraduate

61

29.3

147

70.7

    Graduate

185

28.6

461

71.4

College

220

45.2

267

54.8

    Undergraduate

81

33.2

163

66.8

    Graduate and Higher

139

57.2

104

42.8

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/

October 2007

626

34.9

1,170

65.1

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/

October 2007

626

34.8

1,170

65.1

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

2009

8,925

47.7

9,779

52.3

POEA

Number of Government Personnel

2007

44,985

56.9

34,035

43.1

CSC

First Level **

8,909

45.1

10,843

54.9

Second Level **

32,004

67.4

15,512

32.6

Third Level **

85

9.5

810

90.5

Elective (Second Level only)

316

20.1

1,256

79.9

Co-terminous (First and Second Levels)

282

41.1

404

58.9

Casual (First and Second Levels)

2,443

38.2

3,947

61.8

Number of Elected Officials

May 2007

50

16.4

262

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
**includes permanent and temaporary employees
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

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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