TABLE 2 - Household Population 15 Years Old and Over and Employment Status,

Philippines: 2011 - April 2013

(In Thousands Except Rates)

INDICATOR

2011

2012
Ave

Apr

Jan

2013
Jul

Oct

Jan

Apr

Household Population
15 Years Old and Over

61,882

62,973

62,682

62,842

63,114

63,253

63,682

64,028

Labor Force

40,006

40,426

40,226

40,645

40,401

40,431

40,834

40,905

Employed

37,192

37,600

37,334

37,842

37,555

37,668

37,940

37,819

At Work

36,706

37,126

36,896

37,029

37,271

37,307

37,564

37,158

Worked Less Than 40 Hours (Part-Time)

13,448

13,925

13,700

16,191

12,684

13,123

12,853

13,128

Worked 40 Hours and Over (Full-Time)

23,258

23,202

23,196

20,838

24,587

24,185

24,711

24,030

With a Job But Not at Work

Underemployed
Visibly

486

474

437

813

284

360

376

661

7,163

7,514

7,018

7,313

8,565

7,158

7,934

7,252

4,340

4,489

4,292

4,851

4,677

4,137

4,498

4,056

Invisibly

2,823

3,024

2,727

2,462

3,888

3,020

3,435

3,196

Unemployed

2,814

2,826

2,892

2,803

2,847

2,763

2,894

3,086

64.6

64.2

64.2

64.7

64.0

63.9

64.1

63.9

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

Employment Rate (%)

93.0

93.0

92.8

93.1

93.0

93.2

92.9

92.5

Underemployment Rate (%)

19.3

20.0

18.8

19.3

22.8

19.0

20.9

19.2

Visible Underemployment Rate (%)

11.7

11.9

11.5

12.8

12.5

11.0

11.9

10.7

Unemployment Rate (%)

Employment Generation
Employment Growth

7.0

7.0

7.2

6.9

7.0

6.8

7.1

7.5

1,157

408

1,041

1,022

449

-882

606

-23

3.2

1.1

2.9

2.8

1.2

-2.3

1.6

-0.1

Notes: 1. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.

2. Rates were computed based on rounded figures.
p Preliminary.
1 Number of visibly underemployed persons include those who were with jobs but did not work during the reference period.
Source of basic data: National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey.
Definitions:
Labor Force - population 15 years old and over who are either employed or unemployed.
Employed - persons 15 years old and over who, during the reference week, were reported at work for at least an hour.
Unemployed - persons 15 years old and over without work or had no job/business, looking or seeking work, and available for work during the reference week.
Underemployed - employed persons who want additional hours of work in their present job, or to have additional job, or to have a new job with longer working hours.
Visibly Underemployed - underemployed persons who worked for less than 40 hours during the reference week.
Invisibly Underemployed - underemployed persons who worked for 40 hours or more during the reference week.
Employment Generation - year on year incremental change in employment.