Unemployment Rate in CAR rises to 6.0% in April 2010
Results from the latest Labor Force Survey of the National Statistics Office reveal that the unemployment rate in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) rose to 6.0 percent in April 2010 from 4.2 percent in April 2009. Likewise, the proportion of underemployed or those who have jobs but wanting more work increased to 18.9 percent in April 2010.
The Labor Force Participation Rate in CAR was estimated at 67.9 percent in April 2010 compared to 67.4 percent posted in April 2009.
CAR |
April 2009 |
April 2010 1/ |
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) |
67.4 | 67.9 |
Employment Rate (%) |
95.8 | 94.0 |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
4.2 | 6.0 |
Underemployment Rate (%) |
17.9 | 18.9 |
Notes: 1/ Estimates for April 2010 are preliminary and may change.
2/ Population 15 years and over is from the 2000 Census-based population projections.
Source: National Statistics Office
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