Labor Force Survey October 2007
Philippines, 2007
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PHL-NSO-LFS-2007-Q4-v01
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National Statistics Office
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- LFS-2007-OCT-PUF
Employment Status (Based on New Criteria on Unemployment) (A (NEWEMPST)
Data File: LFS-2007-OCT-PUF
Overview
vald
129894
invd
71978
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
range
1 - 3
Questions and instructions
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 77939 | 60% | |
2 | 4603 | 3.5% | |
3 | 47352 | 36.5% | |
Sysmiss | 71978 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
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In the Labor Force or Economically Active Population.This refers to persons 15 years old and over who are either employed or unemployed in accordance with the definitions described below.
Employed - Employed persons include all those who, during the reference period are 15 years and over as of their last birthday and are reported either:
a. At work. Those who do any work even for one hour during the reference period for pay or profit, or work without pay on the farm or business enterprise operated by a member of the same household related by blood, marriage or adoption; or
b. With a job but not at work. Those who have a job or business but are not at work because of temporary illness/injury, vacation or other reasons. Likewise, persons who expect to report for work or to start operation of a farm or business enterprise within two weeks from the date of the enumerator?s visit are considered employed.
Underemployed - Underemployed persons include all employed persons who expressed the desire to have additional hours of work in their present job or an additional job, or to have a new job with longer working hours. Visibly underemployed persons are those who work for less than 40 hours during the reference period and want additional hours of work.
Unemployed - Unemployed persons include all those who, during the reference period are 15 years old and over as of their last birthday who have no job/business and actively looking for work. Also considered as unemployed are persons without a job or business who are reported not looking for work because of their belief that no work was available or because of temporary illness/disability, bad weather, pending job application or waiting for job interview.
Employed - Employed persons include all those who, during the reference period are 15 years and over as of their last birthday and are reported either:
a. At work. Those who do any work even for one hour during the reference period for pay or profit, or work without pay on the farm or business enterprise operated by a member of the same household related by blood, marriage or adoption; or
b. With a job but not at work. Those who have a job or business but are not at work because of temporary illness/injury, vacation or other reasons. Likewise, persons who expect to report for work or to start operation of a farm or business enterprise within two weeks from the date of the enumerator?s visit are considered employed.
Underemployed - Underemployed persons include all employed persons who expressed the desire to have additional hours of work in their present job or an additional job, or to have a new job with longer working hours. Visibly underemployed persons are those who work for less than 40 hours during the reference period and want additional hours of work.
Unemployed - Unemployed persons include all those who, during the reference period are 15 years old and over as of their last birthday who have no job/business and actively looking for work. Also considered as unemployed are persons without a job or business who are reported not looking for work because of their belief that no work was available or because of temporary illness/disability, bad weather, pending job application or waiting for job interview.