Philippines - Labor Force Survey (April) 2007, 2nd Quarter

Reference ID

PHL-NSO-LFS-2007-Q2-v01

Year

2007

Country

Philippines

Producer(s)

National Statistics Office

Sponsor(s)

Philippine Government - -

Collection(s)

Household-based Surveys

Demographic and Social Statistics

Labor and Employment

Labor Force Survey

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Overview

Identification

Country

Philippines

Title

Labor Force Survey (April) 2007

Subtitle

2nd Quarter

Translated Title

English - Labor force April 2007

Study Type

Labor Force Survey

Series Information

The LFS is conducted a quarterly basis particularly every first month of the quarter.

The April 2007 Labor Force Survey is the 132nd Series of survey on labor statistics started in 1956.

ID Number

PHL-NSO-LFS-2007-Q2-v01

Version

Version Description

Version 1.0 Final data, for public use.

Production Date

2007-10-01

Notes

Starting with the July 2003 round of the Labor Force Survey, the generation of the labor force and employment statistics adopted the 2003 Master Sample Design.

* Using this new master sample design, the number of samples increased from 41,000 to around 51,000 sample households.

* The province of Basilan is grouped under Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao while Isabela City (Basilan) is now grouped under Region IX, in accordance with Executive Order No. 36.

* The 1992 four-digit code for Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) and 1994 Philippine Standard Industry Classification (PSIC) were used in classifying the occupation and industry.

ILO Concept

The current concept used in the Philippines LFS considered a person unemployed if he has no job/business during the reference week and is actively looking for work. Also considered as unemployed are persons without a job or business who are reported not looking for work because of the belief that no work was available, or because of temporary illness/disability, bad weather, pending job application or waiting for job interview.

The ILO concept of unemployment, on the other hand, states that a person is unemployed if he has no job or business during the reference week and is reported available and actively looking for work. Persons who do not have a job/business and are available for work but did not look for work because of the belief that no work is available, for reasons such as temporary illness/disability, bad weather, awaiting results of job application and waiting for rehire/job recall are also considered as unemployed.

With regard to persons not in the labor force, both concepts considered those who are not employed nor unemployed during the reference week. These include persons who are not available for work. Also included are those who are available for work but are not looking for work because of reasons such as schooling, housekeeping, retirement or old age, or other reasons such as disability or infirmity.

Statistical tables for 1988 using the ILO concept on unemployment were previously published in ISH Bulletin (Series No. 60, 1991). After then, the succeeding series of ISH Bulletin included only statistical tables for the current concept of unemployment which considered the criterion on looking for work, and excluded the availability criterion. Starting with the October 1999 series of ISH Bulletin, a comparative table for the Philippine concept and the ILO concept on unemployment is included.

Overview

Abstract

Objectives of LFS:

The LFS aims to provide a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor market.

Specifically, the survey is designed to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment for the country as a whole, and for each of the administrative regions, including provinces and key cities.

Importance of LFS

a. It provides a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting the labor market towards

1) creation and generation of gainful employment and livelihood opportunities

2) reduction of unemployment and promotion of employment

3) improvement of working conditions

4) enhancement of the welfare of a working man

b. It provides statistics on levels and trends of employment and unemployment and underemployment for the country and regions;

c. It is used for the projection of future manpower, which when compared with the future manpower requirements, will help identify employment and training needs;

d. It helps in the assessment of the potential manpower available for economic development; and

e. It identifies the differences in employment, unemployment, and underemployment according to the different economic, social and ethnic groups existing within the population.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis

The unit of analysis is Person (Household survey).

Scope

Notes

The survey involves the collection of data on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population in general. It covers a nationwide sample of about 51,000 households deemed sufficient to measure the levels of employment and unemployment at the national and regional levels.

The reporting unit is the household, which means that the statistics emanating from this survey will refer to the characteristics of the population residing in private households. Persons who reside in the institutions are not within the scope of the survey.

Starting July 2003, the LFS has used the 2003 Master Sample (MS) constructed from the Enumeration Area Reference File (EARF) of the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (CPH). The number of sample households increased from 41,000 to about 51,000 households nationwide deemed sufficient to provide more precise and reliable estimates at the national and regional level.

Topics

Topic	Vocabulary	URI
Labor Force
Employment Status

Keywords

Employment, Unemployment, Underemployment, Occupation, Industry, Class of Worker, Working Hours, Nature of Employment, Labor Force, Employment Status

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

The geographic coverage consists of the country’s 17 administrative regions defined in Executive Order (EO) 36 and 131. The 17 regions are:

National Capital Region (NCR)

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Region I - Ilocos

Region II - Cagayan Valley

Region III - Central Luzon

Region IV-A - CALABARZON

Region IV-B - MIMAROPA

Region V - Bicol

Region VI - Western Visayas

Region VII - Central Visayas

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas

Region IX - Zamboanga Peninsula

Region X - Northern Mindanao

Region XI - Davao

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN

Region XIII - CARAGA

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

Universe

The LFS has as its target population, all households and members of households nationwide. A household is defined as an aggregate of persons, generally but not necessarily bound by ties of kinship, who live together under the same roof and eat together or share in common the household food. Household membership comprises the head of the household, relatives living with him such as his or her spouse, children, parent, brother or sister, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, grandson or granddaughter, and other relatives. Household membership likewise includes boarders, domestic helpers and non-relatives. A person who lives alone is considered a separate household.

Excluded in the target population are households in the least accessible barangays (LABs). A barangay is classified as LAB if: (a) it requires more than eight hours walk from the last vehicle station; and/or, (b) the frequency of transportation is less than three times a week and the cost of a one-way trip is more than five hundred pesos. A total of 350 barangays were classified as LABs. This number accounts for only 0.83 percent of the total number of barangays in the country. The total number of households in these areas account for only 0.38 percent of the total number of households. survey.

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
National Statistics Office

Other Producer(s)

Name	Affiliation	Role
National Economic and Development Authority		technical assistance in sampling design and methodology
National Statistical Coordination Board		formulates policies, delineates responsibilities, sets priorities and standards on statistics and administers the one-stop statistical information center

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
Philippine Government

Other Acknowledgements

Name	Affiliation	Role
Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics	Department of Labor and Employment

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Affiliation	Role
Linda Mole	National Statistics Office	Researcher
Raul Ludovice	National Statistics Office	Supervisor
Mario Ilagan II	National Statistics Office	Encoder

Date of Metadata Production

2008-06-04

DDI Document Version

Version 1.0

DDI Document ID

DDI-PHL-NSO-LFS-2007Q2-v01