TABLE 2 Percentage Distribution of Underemployed Persons by Hours

Worked in a Week and Broad Industry Group, Philippines: 2016

(Annual estimates based on the four quarter rounds of the 2016 LFS)

Selected Indicators Percent

UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS
Number (in thousands) 7,486
Percent 100.0

HOURS WORKED IN A WEEK

At work 98.6
Worked less than 40 hours 53.4
Worked 40 hours or longer 45.2
With job, not at work 1.4

BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP

Agriculture 37.5
Industry 18.2
Services 44.2

Notes: The methodology for the computation of annual estimates of labor and employment
indicators is based on NSCB Resolution No. 9, Approving and Adopting the Official
Methodology for Generating Annual Labor And Employment Estimates,using the
average estimates of the four LFS rounds.
The annual estimates were based on the final results of the January and April 2016 rounds
of LFS and preliminary results of July and October 2016 rounds of LFS.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2016
 TABLE 3 Percentage Distribution of Unemployed Persons by Age Group, Sex
and Highest Grade Completed, Philippines: 2016
(Annual estimates based on the four quarter rounds of the 2016 LFS)

Selected Indicators Percent

UNEMPLOYED PERSONS
Number (in thousands) 2,368
Percent 100.0

AGE GROUP
15 - 24 48.4
25 - 34 29.4
35 - 44 10.7
45 - 54 7.1
55 - 64 3.5
65 and over 0.9

SEX
Male 62.9
Female 37.1

HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED

No Grade Completed 0.6
Elementary 12.9
Undergraduate 6.4
Graduate 6.5
High School 42.8
Undergraduate 11.5
Graduate 31.3
Post Secondary 8.4
Undergraduate 1.2
Graduate 7.3
College 35.3
Undergraduate 13.9
Graduate 21.4

Notes: The methodology for the computation of annual estimates of labor and employment indicators is based
on NSCB Resolution No. 9, Approving and Adopting the Official Methodology for Generating Annual
Labor and Employment Estimates,using the average estimates of the four LFS rounds.
The annual estimates were based on the final results of the January and April 2016 rounds of LFS
and preliminary results of July and October 2016 rounds of LFS.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2016.
 TABLE 4 Annual Rates Labor Force Participation, Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment by Region: 2016
(Annual estimates based on the four quarter rounds of the 2016 LFS)

Annual Estimates
Population 15 Years
Region Old and Over Labor Force Employment Unemployment Underemployment
Participation Rate Rate Rate Rate
(in thousands)

Philippines 68,122 63.4 94.5 5.5 18.3

National Capital Region 8,776 63.1 93.4 6.6 8.8

Cordillera Administrative Region 1,210 65.8 95.5 4.5 22.7
I - Ilocos Region 3,475 61.9 93.7 6.3 17.5
II - Cagayan Valley 2,339 65.5 96.9 3.1 12.7
III - Central Luzon 7,517 62.1 93.4 6.6 16.1
IVA - CALABARZON 9,344 64.2 92.8 7.2 15.5
IVB - MIMAROPA 2,020 65.1 95.8 4.2 21.8
V - Bicol Region 3,940 62.6 95.3 4.7 30.3
VI - Western Visayas 3,686 63.2 95.1 4.9 19.5
VII - Central Visayas 4,378 65.9 94.7 5.3 15.8
VIII- Eastern Visayas 3,049 62.0 95.4 4.6 29.8
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2,464 63.7 96.1 3.9 22.4
X - Northern Mindanao 3,174 66.5 94.7 5.3 28.2
XI - Davao Region 3,323 62.9 95.4 4.6 16.5
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 2,972 64.1 95.8 4.2 24.5
Caraga 1,805 63.2 94.9 5.1 27.8
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2,312 53.7 96.4 3.6 13.1
Negros Island Region 3,119 67.8 95.6 4.4 14.8
Notes: The methodology for the computation of annual estimates of labor and employment indicators is based on NSCB Resolution No. 9, Approving and
Adopting the Official Methodology for Generating Annual Labor And Employment Estimates, using the average estimates of the four LFS rounds.
The annual estimates were based on the final result of the January and April 2016 rounds of LFS and preliminary results of July and October 2016
rounds of LFS.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2016.
 TABLE 1 Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons by Industry, Occupation,
Class of Worker and Hours Worked in a Week, Philippines: 2016
(Annual estimates based on the four quarter rounds of the 2016 LFS)

Selected Indicators Percent

EMPLOYED PERSONS
Number (in thousands) 40,837
Percent 100.0

MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUP

Agriculture 26.9
Agriculture, forestry and hunting 23.8
Fishing 3.1

Industry 17.5
Mining and quarrying 0.5
Manufacturing 8.3
Electricity, gas, steam and airconditioning supply 0.2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 0.2
Construction 8.3

Services 55.6
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19.6
Transportation and storage 7.4
Accommodation and food service activities 4.3
Information and communication 0.9
Financial and insurance activities 1.3
Real estate activities 0.5
Professional, scientific and technical activities 0.5
Administrative and support service activities 3.4
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security 5.3
Education 3.2
Human health and social work activities 1.2
Arts, entertainment and recreation 0.9
Other service activites 7.1
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods - and
services - producing activities of households for own use 0.0
Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 0.0

OCCUPATION
Managers 17.0
Professionals 5.1
Technicians and associate professionals 3.3
Clerical support workers 5.7
Table 1 - concluded

Selected Indicators Percent

Service and sales workers 14.8

Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery workers 12.4
Craft and related trade workers 7.6
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 5.8
Elementary occupations 28.1
Armed forces occupations 0.2

CLASS OF WORKER
Wage and salary workers 61.7
Worked for private household 5.1
Worked for private establishment 48.2
Worked for government and government-controlled corporation 8.1
Worked with pay in own family-operated farm or business 0.3
Self-employed without any paid employee 26.9
Employer in own family-operated farm or business 3.3
Worked without pay in own family-operated farm or business 8.0

HOURS WORKED IN A WEEK

At work 99.0
Worked less than 40 hours 32.5
Worked 40 hours or longer 66.6
With job, not at work 1.0

Mean number of hours worked in a week 42.3

Notes: The methodology for the computation of annual estimates of labor and employment indicators
is based on a Resolution found in the PSA website, Approving and Adopting the Official
Methodology for Generating Annual Labor And Employment Estimates,using the average estimates
of the four LFS rounds.
0.0 - Less than 0.05 percent.
The annual estimates were based on the final results of the January and April 2016 rounds of LFS
and preliminary results of the July and October 2016 rounds of LFS.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2016
 TABLE 4 Annual Labor Force Participation, Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment Rates by Region: 2017
(Annual estimates based on the average of the four quarter rounds of 2017 LFS)

Annual Estimates
Population 15 Years
Region Old and Over Labor Force
Employment Unemployment Underemployment
Participation
Rate Rate Rate
(in thousands) Rate

Philippines 69,896 61.2 94.3 5.7 16.1

National Capital Region 9,088 61.1 92.6 7.4 9.3

Cordillera Administrative Region 1,241 62.7 95.7 4.3 14.8
I - Ilocos Region 3,471 58.9 91.1 8.9 19.9
II - Cagayan Valley 2,366 63.4 96.8 3.2 13.6
III - Central Luzon 7,753 58.7 93.4 6.6 11.4
IVA - CALABARZON 9,787 63.7 93.0 7.0 14.0
IVB - MIMAROPA 2,047 64.0 95.2 4.8 23.7
V - Bicol Region 4,017 60.1 95.4 4.6 27.6
VI - Western Visayas 5,354 61.6 94.6 5.4 16.7
VII - Central Visayas 5,193 65.1 95.5 4.5 17.5
VIII- Eastern Visayas 3,084 60.3 95.6 4.4 22.6
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 2,560 58.5 96.0 4.0 17.3
X - Northern Mindanao 3,254 63.8 94.7 5.3 18.6
XI - Davao Region 3,438 62.7 95.1 4.9 17.8
XII - SOCCSKSARGEN 3,086 62.2 96.0 4.0 17.9
Caraga 1,844 62.1 94.9 5.1 23.1
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2,311 46.1 96.6 3.4 7.0

Notes: The methodology for the computation of annual estimates of labor and employment indicators is based on PSA Board Resolution No. 01,
Series of 2017-151- Approving and Adopting the Official Methodology for Generating Annual Labor And Employment Estimates,using the average
estimates of the four LFS rounds.
The annual estimates were based on the final results of the January, April and July 2017 rounds of LFS and preliminary result of October 2017
round of LFS.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Annual Labor and Employment Estimates for 2017.