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Notes: Labor Force Concepts
Who belongs to the Working Age Population?
The Working Age Population refers to the
population 15 years old and over at a specified time. The
working age population is divided into persons in the labor
force and persons not in the labor force.
Who are in the Labor Force?
In the Labor Force or Economically Active
Population refers to the population 15 years old and over
who contribute to the production of goods and services in
the country either employed or unemployed.
Employed - persons aged
15 years old and over who are reported:
- At Work even for an hour during the reference period.
- With a Job/Business Even Though Not At Work during the
reference period because of temporary illness/injury,
vacation or other leave of absence, bad weather or strike/labor
dispute or other reasons. Likewise, persons who are expected
to report for work or to start operation of a farm or
business enterprise within two weeks from the date of
the enumerator's visit, are considered employed.
Underemployed - employed
persons who express 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.
Invisibly Underemployed
- employed persons who already worked 40 hours during the
reference week but who still want additional hours of work.
Visibly Underemployed -
employed persons who worked less than 40 hours during the
reference week and wanted additional hours of work.
Unemployed - persons in
the labor force who did not work or had no job/business during
the reference week but were reported looking for work. Also
considered as unemployed are persons without a job or business
who were reported as available for work but were not looking
for work because of their belief that no work was available
or because of temporary illness/disability, bad weather, pending
job application or waiting for job interview.
Who are the Persons Not in the Labor
Force?
Persons not in the Labor Force - refers to
the population 15 years old and over who are neither employed
nor unemployed e.g. persons who are not working and are not
available during the reference week and persons who are not
available and are not looking for work because of reasons
other than those previously mentioned. Examples are housewives,
students, disabled or retired persons and seasonal workers.
Labor Force Participation Rate
- proportion of the total number of persons in the labor force
to the total household population 15 years old and over.
Employment Rate - the ratio
of the total number of employed persons to the total number
of persons in the labor force.
Unemployment Rate - proportion
of the total number of unemployed persons to the total number
of persons in the labor force.
Underemployment Rate- the
ratio of the total number of underemployed persons to the
total number of employed persons.
Source: Definition of Terms and Concepts
Used in the RSET (NSCB)
Yearbook of Labor Statistics, 1995 (BLES)
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