“GLOBAL AND DOMESTIC

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS, DEMAND

AND OPPORTUNITIES”
The Philippine Employment Scenario

Key Employment Indicators

Philippines: April 2009-2010
(In thousands except rates)

Indicator April April Year-on-Year

2010 P 2009 Change
Household Population 15 Years Old & 60,562 59,074 1,488
Over
Labor Force 38,508 37,824 684
- Employed Persons 35,411 33,545 414
- Unemployed Persons 3,097 2,827 270

Underemployed Persons 6,298 6,621 -323

- Visibly underemployed 3,905 4,335 -430

Not in the Labor Force 22,054 21,250 804

LPFR (%) 63.6 64.0

Unemployment Rate (%) 8.0 7.5
Underemployment Rate (%) 17.8 18.9
- Visible Underemployment Rate (%) 11.0 12.4
P
Preliminary
Source: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey
 1 The Employment Situation, April 2010

Working Age Population, Labor Force and Labor Force

Participation Rate (LFPR)
 In April 2010, the country’s working-age
population (persons 15 years old and over)
stood at 60.562 million, of which 38.508
million were in the labor force. Correspondingly, the
labor force participation rate (LFPR) for the
reference period was registered at 63.6 percent.

Employment

Total employed persons in April 2010 was

estimated at 35.411 million, up by 414,000 from the
employment level of 34.997 million recorded a year
ago. This translates to an employment rate of 92.0%.
 The services sector accounted for the biggest share
of the employment pie at 52 percent, followed by
Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, 32 percent; and
Industry with 16 percent.

Source Data: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey

 The major portion of employment in the Services sector
was found in Wholesale and Retail Trade at 37.4 percent,
followed by Transport, Storage and Communication with
14.9 percent.

Source Data: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey

 Employment in Industry was accounted for largely by
Manufacturing (55.8%) and Construction (37.8%).

Source Data: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey

 More than half (54.4%) of the employed were wage and
salary workers while thirty percent (30.1%) were own-
account workers or self employed.

Source Data: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey

 Persons in full time employment (worked 40 hours or

more) accounted for 61.3 percent of the total employed
workforce while 36.5 percent engaged in part-time
employment
Unemployment

Unemployment in April 2010 stood at 3.097

million (8.0% unemployment rate)

Half (1.584 million or 51.1%) of the

unemployed were young workers aged 15-24 years
old, closely followed by prime working age 25–54
years old (1.399 million or 45.2%)

Youth unemployment rate which stood at 18.8

percent was more than twice the national rate of
8.0 percent.

A large proportion of the unemployed were high

school graduates (44.5% or 1.379 million) and
college graduates (41.6% or 1.289 million).
 The National Capital Region (NCR) posted the highest
unemployment rate of 13.4 percent. (average for 2009)

Underemployment

 The number of underemployed persons (those

employed expressing the desire for additional hours
of work/additional job) declined by 323,000 – from
6.621 million (April 2009), to 6.298 million (April
2010). This corresponds to an underemployment rate of
17.8% down from 18.9% a year before

Underemployment is a rural phenomenon, mostly rural

workers found in the agriculture, fishery and forestry
sector, mainly because of the seasonal nature of farm
employment.
2 Overseas Employment Contribution
The overseas labor market has been a major provider
of jobs to Filipinos for several decades now;

In 2009, the country deployed a total of 1,422,586

OFWs, majority of which are land-based workers
(76.7%);

Land-based new hires totaled 349,715 in 2009, down

by -7.2% from the 2008 new hire deployment figure of
376,973;

The bulk of land-based OFWs were deployed in the

Middle East (61.2%) and in Asia (23.9%);

By gender, female OFWs dominated the overseas

Market ,accounting for 52.8 percent of the total number
of new hires; specifically in professional & service
occupations;

The bulk of overseas deployment consisted of Service

and Professional/Technical workers.
 Employment Prospects : Local Market

The Key Employment Generators (KEGs)

 Agribusiness  Manufacturing

 Cyberservices  Ownership Dwellings

& Real Estate
 Health and Wellness
 Transport and Logistics
 Hotel, Restaurant and
Tourism  Wholesale and Retail
Trade
 Construction

 Mining

 Banking and Finance

Source: Project JobsFit
 Emerging Industries: Local Market

Emerging Industries

 Creative Industries

 Diversified/Strategic Farming & Fishing

 Power and Utilities

 Renewable Energy

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

1. AGRIBUSSINESS Animal Husbandry Feed Processor/Food

Agricultural Economist Technician
Aqua-culturist Fishery Technologist
Coconut Farmer
Entomologist (Plant)
Farmer (Fruit, Vegetable
and Root Crops)
Fisherman
Horticulturist
Plant Mechanic
Rice Tresher Operator-
Mechanic
Veterinarian
Pathologist
Source: Project JobsFit
In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015
INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

2. CYBERSERVICES
Animation Animator (see PSOC)
 
Accountant
Back Office HR Outsourcing Specialist
Processing  
Call Center Agent
Customer Contact  
Medical Transcription Editor
Medical Medical Transcription
 
Transcription
Computer Programmers
Developer (Software, Web)
Software IT (MIS Developer, Platform
Development Engineer)
Specialist (Learning Solution,
System and Technical Support
Source: Project JobsFit
In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

3. HEALTH AND Nurse Doctor

WELLNESS Herbologist Physical Therapist
Optician Pharmacist
Optometrist Medical Technologist
  Laboratory Technician
Physician/Surgeon
Spa/Massage Therapist
Masseur

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

4. HOTEL AND Front Office Cook

RESTAURANT & Agent/Attendant
Baker
TOURISM
Food and Server and
Handler
Food and Beverage Service
Attendant
Waiter
Bartender
Room Attendant
Other Housekeeping
Services
Reservations Officer and
other Frontline
Occupation
Tour Guides
Source: Project JobsFit
In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

5. MINING Geologist
 Mining Engineer
Geodetic Engineer
Metallurgical Engineer
Mining & Metallurgical
Technicians
6. CONSTRUCTION Fabricator Engineer (Civil, Electrical,
Pipe Fitter Design, Structural, Planning
Welder and Contract)

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

7. BANKING & Operations Manager Accounting Clerks

FINANCE Teller Bookkeepers
Auditor
Cashier
Credit Card Analyst
Finance Analyst/Specialist
Accountant (Account Officer,
Analyst)
Risk Management
Officer/Manager

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

8. MANUFACTURING Electrical Technicians Chemist

Finance and Accounting Electrical Engineer
Managers Industrial Engineer
Food Technologist IT Specialist
Machine Operators Machinist
Sewer Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Technicians
Chemical Engineer

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

9. OWNERSHIP Building Manager Civil Engineer

DWELLINGS & Construction Manager Mechanical Engineer
Construction Worker Surveyor
REAL ESTATE
Foreman Architect
Mason
Welder
Real Estate
Agents/Brokers
Marketer

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

10. TRANSPORT & Checker Gantry Operator

LOGISTICS Maintenance Mechanics Ground Engineer
Stewardess Heavy Equipment Operator
Long Haul Driver
Pilot
Transport and Logistics
Machinery Operator
Aircraft Mechanic and other
related skills

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

11. WHOLESALE & Merchandiser/Buyer Cashier

RETAIL TRADE Salesman/Saleslady
Promodizer

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

12. OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT

MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL INDUSTRY/SECTOR/SKILL COUNTRY

CATEGORY
Agricultural and Agricultural workers Austria, Commonwealth of
Related Workers Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),
Japan , Malaysia, Libya, Taiwan,
Korea, Poland

Administrative and Administrative staff, Libya, Kuwait, Singapore,

related workers managers, Switzerland
bank and corporate
workers

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL INDUSTRY/SECTOR/SKILL COUNTRY

CATEGORY
Clerical and related workers Clerks, document controllers UAE

Production and related * Construction workers Brunei, Japan, Macau,

workers aluminum installers carpenters, concrete Malaysia, Taiwan, CNMI,
finishers , draftsmen, drillers, Poland, Germany, Cyprus,
electric/mechanical assistants, electricians, Libya, Oman, UAE, KSA,
erectors, fabricators, foremen, heavy Korea , Poland
equipment operators, helpers/ watchmen,  
mason, pipefitters, plaster painters,  
plasterers, plumbers, riggers, safety officers,   
welders, mechanics  
 * Oil and Gas: oil and gas workers: Kuwait, Libya, Oman, KSA
instrumentation workers, engineers,  
welders, pipe fitters, and telecommunication  
technicians   
 *Production/Manufacturing: electronic Japan, Malaysia, Singapore,
workers, metal workers, quality control Taiwan, UAE, Kuwait, Korea
inspectors

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015

MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL INDUSTRY/SECTOR/SKILL COUNTRY

CATEGORY
Professional, Technical, Architecture and Engineering: autocad Malaysia, Macau, Middle
Medical, and related draftsmen, firefighters, Engineers (civil, piping East, Belgium, Germany,
design, scheduling/planning, chemical, Japan, Norway
workers
mechanical, HVAC design, structural, bio- KSA
medical, communication, and agricultural) Libya, Seychellles, Macau,
Emergency medical technicians US, Korea
Education: teachers, professors, lecturers Middle East, Belgium, Spain,
Health: nurses (operating nurse, anaesthetic Italy, Poland, Switzerland,
nurse, scrub nurse, theatre nurse, critical Denmark,
care/ICU nurse, pediatric nurse, cardiac Finland, Norway, Brunei,
Nurses, Dental Nurses, Chief Nurses, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan,
Head Nurses and Nurse Managers Switzerland
Caregivers Israel, Japan, UK,
 Doctors, midwives Switzerland, Taiwan
Physical therapists Belgium, Libya
 IT professionals Macau
Poland, Belgium, Germany,
Singapore

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in Key Employment
Generators: 2010 - 2015
MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL INDUSTRY/SECTOR/SKILL
CATEGORY
Sales and related Salesmen/salesladies
workers
Service and related Hotel/Tourism workers:
workers cooks, chefs, managers,
waiters, waitresses
Ground handling crews,
casino/ gaming workers,
receptionists, entertainers
Service workers, cleaners,
cleaning supervisors
Household workers
Source: Project JobsFit
COUNTRY
UAE, Macau
Libya, Kuwait, UAE, CNMI,
Oman, KSA, UAE, Korea,
Macau, Singapore, Romania
Brunei, Macau, Singapore,
Hongkong
 
Italy, Macau, Singapore
UAE, Taiwan
Middle East, Cyprus, Macau,
Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan,
Switzerland, Romania
In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in
Emerging Industries
 Emerging Industries – are industrial sectors which
exhibited a growth faster than the economy and has a
potential of generating employment in the next years.

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

1. CREATIVE Broadcast Engineer 3D modelers

INDUSTRIES Video Editor 3D Artist
3D Animators
Video Graphic Artist
Flash Animators
(Animators)

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in
Emerging Industries

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

2. DIVERSIFIED/STRATEGIC Fisherman
FARMING & FISHING Aqua-culturist
Horticulturist
Farmer (root crops, fruit &
vegetable Upland &
Lowland)
3. POWER AND UTILITIES Electrical Control Operator Mechanical Technician
Equipment Operator
Electrical Technician
Mechanic

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand and Hard-to-Fill Occupations in
Emerging Industries

INDUSTRY IN-DEMAND HARD-TO-FILL

4. RENEWABLE ENERGY Checker Electrical Engineer

Loader Mechanical Engineer
Quality Control
Engineer

Source: Project JobsFit

In-Demand Skills in the Global Market (Top 20 Occupations)

Rank Occupation Number

1 Household Worker 71,557
2 Production and Related Workers (NEC) 21,759
3 Nurses Professional 13,465
4 Waiters Bartenders & Related Workers 11,977
Char worker, Cleaners and Related
5 10,056
Worker
6 Service Workers (NEC) 9,873
7 Wiremen Electrical 9,752
8 Caregiver and Caretaker 9,228
9 Laborers/Helpers General 8,099
10 Plumber & Pipe fitter 7,722

Source: POEA (based on 2009 deployment data)

 Rank Occupation Number
11 Welders and Flame-Cutter 5,910
Housekeeping and Related Service 5,127
12
Worker
13 Cooks and Related Worker 5,028
14 Bricklayer, Stonemason & Tile Setter 4,799
15 Caretakers Building 4,685
Machine Fitter, Machine Assembler &
16 4,468
Precision Instrument Worker
Carpenter Joiner and Parquetry
17 4,338
Worker
18 Laborer Industry (NEC) 4,073
Salesman Shop Assistant and
19 4,046
Demonstrator
Operator Earthmoving and related
20 3,993
Machinery

TOTAL deployment for all occupations (new hires), 2009 – 331,752

Source: POEA (based on 2009 deployment data)
 • The migration of Filipino workers for employment in the
overseas labor market is expected to continue in the next
decade in the midst of the globalizing economy and the
effects of the financial crisis.

• Employment opportunities for the Filipino worker,

particularly for skilled workers, professionals and household
skilled workers remain the in-demand prospects as low birth
rates and the ageing population in Europe, America and the
Middle East result in skills shortages in the labor market.

• The emergence of “green industries” in the wake of growing

concern in climate change also offer new challenges and
opportunities for investment globally.

Source: POEA advisory

 • The KEGs for OFWS include the sectors/industries of
Healthcare, Building and Construction, Petroleum/Oil
and Gas/Energy, Tourism/Hotel, Restaurant and Gaming
industry, IT/Cyberservices, Manufacturing, Seafaring,
Electronics and Household services.

• Demand for low-skilled services (e.g. home care) would

particularly be strong in Europe due to its rapidly ageing
population and declining workforce, other destinations
would include the Americas and the Middle East.

• Household service workers would continue its trend of

being the in-demand skill with neighboring Asian
countries (e.g. Taiwan and Hong Kong) and Middle East
Countries as primary destinations.

Source: POEA advisory

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