Labor Force Survey

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Labor Force Survey
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What is the Labor Force Survey (LFS)?
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• nationwide survey of households
• conducted every first month of the quarter in
  selected areas in the Philippines
• gathers data on the demographic and
  socio-economic characteristics of the population

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• Starting January 2001 LFS questionnaire was
  revised

Includes

• Other job
• New entrants,
• Experienced unemployed
• Data on basis of payment
• Basic pay per day

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The Sample
Sample Enumeration Areas

• 3,416

• 41,000 Households

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Reference Period

• employment statistics reverts back to the
  past week from past quarter

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Field Operation

• Personal Interview
• 12 household per sample barangay/EA

• Type of Interview
• Number of sample per sample area

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Field Operation
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• Duration of enumeration
• Output per day

• Three weeks
• 6 to 8 households per day

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Data Processing
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• Manual processing and data encoding (Provincial
  Office)
• Completeness check, consolidation and generation
  of preliminary tables (Regional Office)
• Further data cleaning
  (Central Office)

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Dissemination
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• Preliminary results are released
  officially every 15th of the end of the quarter

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What are the objectives of the LFS?
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• To provide a quantitative framework
• for the preparation of plans
• and formulation of policies
• affecting the labor market

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What are the objectives of the LFS?
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• To provide statistics on levels
• and trends of employment,
• unemployment and underemployment
• for the country, as a whole and
• for each region including
• provinces and key cities.

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What are the importance of the LFS?
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• Preparation of plans and formulation of policies
  towards
• creation and generation of gainful employment and
  livelihood opportunities
• reduction of unemployment and promotion of
  employment
• improvement of working conditions
• enhancement of the welfare of a working man

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Importance

• Projection of future manpower resources, which
  will help identify employment and training needs

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Importance

• Assessment of the potential manpower
  available for economic development

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Importance

• Identification of differences in employment,
  unemployment and underemployment according to
  the different economic, social and ethnic groups
  existing within the population

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Results of the survey are used by other agencies
like
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• Bureau of Labor Employment Statistics (BLES)
• Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS)
• National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)
• National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)

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A TAXONOMY OF POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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TOTAL HOUSEHOLD POPULATION
15 YEARS OLD AND OVER
ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE
NOT ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE
(IN THE LABOR FORCE)
(NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE)
EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
UNDER-
NOT UNDER-
EMPLOYED
EMPLOYED
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..any activity that a person does is
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FOR PAY
(In Cash and in Kind)
FOR PROFIT

• WORK

WITHOUT PAY ON OWN-FAMILY
OPERATED FARM OR BUSINESS
EXCHANGE LABOR ARRANGEMENT
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EMPLOYED persons in the labor force who are
either
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UNEMPLOYED
persons in the labor force who
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UNDEREMPLOYED Employed persons who express the
desire for additional hours of work.
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• UNDEREMPLOYED

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NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
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CLASS OF WORKER
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• WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
• Worked for Private Household
• Worked for Private Establishment
• Worked for Government/Government Corporation
• Worked with Pay in Own-Family Operated Farm or
  Business

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CLASS OF WORKER
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• OWN-ACCOUNT WORKERS
• Self-employed Without Any Paid Employee
• Employer in Own-Family Operated Farm or Business
• UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
• Worked Without Pay in Own-Family Operated Farm or
  Business

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NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT
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• Permanent Job or Business/Unpaid Family Work
• Short Term or Seasonal or Casual
  Job/Business/Unpaid Family Work
• Worked for Different Employers on Day to Day or
  Week to Week Basis

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KIND OF INDUSTRY
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• AGRICULTURE
• Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
• Fishing
• INDUSTRY
• Mining and Quarrying
• Manufacturing
• Electricity, Gas and Water
• Construction

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KIND OF INDUSTRY
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• SERVICES
• Wholesale and Retail Trade Repair of Motor
  Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household
  Goods
• Hotels and Restaurants
• Transport, Storage and Communications
• Financial Intermediation
• Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
• Public Administration and Defense Compulsory
  Social Security
• Education
• Health and Social Work
• Other Community, Social and Personal Service
  Activities
• Private Households with Employed Persons
• Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies

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INDICATORS
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• Labor Force Participation Rate
• Employment Rate by sex, age group, urban/rural
• Unemployment Rate by sex, age group, urban/rural
• Underemployment Rate, Visible Underemployment
  Rate
• Sex-Specific LFPR
• Age-Specific LFPR
• Urban/Rural LFPR

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LABOR FORCE SURVEY
Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR)  
In the labor force Total
15 years old over     In the Labor Force
Employed Unemployed
LFPR
X 100
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Employment Rate   Total employed
persons In the labor
force    

X 100
Unemployment Rate   Total
unemployed persons In the
labor force    

X 100
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Underemployment Rate   Total employed persons
wanting additional hours of work total
employed    

X 100
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LFS Results
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October 2001
July 2001
April 2001
January 2001
January 2002
Philippines
49,424
49,137
48,742
48,413
49,839
Total 15 years old over (in 000)
33,354 67.5
32,567 66.3
33,621 69.0
31,693 65.5
33,098 66.4
Labor Force (in 000) Participation Rate ()
30,085 90.2
29,281 89.9
29,160 86.7
29,096 88.7
29,705 89.7
Employment (in 000) Rate ()
3,269 9.8
3,286 10.1
4,461 13.3
3,597 11.3
3,393 10.3
Unemployment (in 000) Rate ()
Underemployment (000) Rate ()
5,000 16.6
5,188 17.7
5,092 17.5
4,744 16.9
4,724 15.9
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THE DATA ARE AVAILABLE IN
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• electronic copy
• hard copy
• The NSO homepage address is
• http//www.census.gov.ph

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THANK YOU!