Local Economic Profile Template

General Profile
Physical and Land 1. Geographic Location
Characteristics 2. Topography
a. Elevation
b. Slope
3. Land Resources
a. Land Classification
b. % of alliance land area to provincial total land
area
c. Land distribution (A&D, Forest, Protected
Areas)
d. Land Use Plan and actual land utilization
of members (changes over the last 5
years)
4. Coastal Resources
5. Freshwater Resources
6. Climate
a. Temperature
b. Relative Humidity
c. Cloudiness
d. Rainfall
7. Natural Hazards and Constraints
a. Flooding
b. Erosion and Siltation
c. Soil Drainage and Infiltration
Demography and 1. Population size, growth rate & density (Trends and
Population comparative figures)
2. Population growth rate in urban and rural areas;
population ratio urban and rural
3. Population By Age-Sex Distribution
4. % of population in the labor force (Employed, self-
employed, unemployed, partially-employed)
5. Employment by industry (primary, secondary
& tertiary)
6. Unemployment rate (trends and comparative figures)
7. Health Status (Birthrate, death rates, infant mortality
and maternal mortality rates
8. Education
a. Literacy Rate
b. School age population
c. Number and location of schools by level
9. Recreation and Sport Facilities
10. Employment services
B. Economic Structure
Firm Structure 1. Total number of firms by sector over time
2. Number of firms by size (production outputs and
employment) and by sector
 3. Profiles of top firms by outputs and employment
based on sector, export volume and ties with other
firms outside the area
Productivity 1. Total factor productivity
2. Labor productivity
3. Capital productivity
Investments 1. Total number and size of inward investments
(value and employment) by firm size and sector
2. Qualitative investment information (incentives,
nature of activity, reasons and links to local economy)
Innovation 1. Research and development expenditures (overall and
by sector)
2. Share of firms with research and development activity
3. Patent levels
Entrepreneurship 1. Number of new business start ups (by size and sector)
2. Net firm creation rates (new start ups less closures)
Informal Economy 1. Size of the informal economy (primary, secondary and
tertiary)
2. Employment (percent of non-agricultural
employment)
3. Access to finance (% of credit from formal
and informal sources
4. Links to formal sectors (backward and forward
linkages)
C. Competitiveness Profile
Cost of Doing Business 1. Reforms that have been undertaken to create and
increase attractiveness of the locality to
businesses
2. Cost of utilities (e.g., fuel, electricity and water), rental
Strength of the Local 1. Presence of
Economy a. Small-medium enterprises
b. Industries and retail stores
c. Cooperatives
d. Credit and financing facilities,
e. Academic institutions, etc, all of which
contribute to economic growth and
performance
2. Availability of credit and financing for MSMEs
3. Ordinance supportive of MSMEs,
4. Active SMED Council or Chamber of Commerce
Availability of Human 1. Quality of locality’s human resources
Resources and Training 2. Availability of and access to skills and
Services training programs
3. GAD mainstreaming capacity including presence of
GAD Focal Point, GAD Code, annual GAD plan and
budget in member municipalities/cities, etc
Availability of Support 1. Ease of travel to the locality
infrastructure
 2. Transportation services within (e.g. cost,
frequency, variety, reliability)
3. Presence, reliability of communication (eg.
Internet/phones/etc.)
4. Quality of roads management in terms of access,
cost and reliability
5. Existing environmental facilities, e.g. safe solid waste
disposal, sewage treatment, materials recovery
6. Disaster risk reduction management plan and
climate change adaptation measures
Responsiveness to 1. Competencies and strengths of the LGU/Alliance in
Business Needs responding to the needs of investors, including:
2. Provision of investment incentives,
3. Performance of the local Sanggunian in crafting
of more business-responsive legislation
4. Programs to engage private and public
partnerships in business,
5. Regular dialogue with the local chamber of commerce,
6. Availability of economic data
Quality of Life 1. State of locality’s health, safety and social protection
programs (especially for the poor and marginalized
sectors),
2. Crime rate and anti-crime measures
including violence against women
3. Maternal and child care programs
4. Preservation of cultural identity efforts, availability
of plans, programs, policies related to culture and
heritage and involvement of communities in
cultural events/activities
5. Environmental conservation efforts, including solid
waste management services and pollution monitoring
Source: Aser, J., 2010. Local Economic Development for LGUs