Unemployment in the Philippines 2011

According to the April 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO), the unemployment rate in the Philippines dropped by 0.8 percentage points, from 8.0 percent a year ago to 7.2 percent in April 2011.  In the same manner, unemployment rate for men and women decreased by 0.6 and 1.1 percentage points, respectively.  By region, NCR recorded the highest unemployment rate of 11.6 percent followed by Region IV-A at 10.0 percent and Region I at 9.8 percent. For more details of the yearly unemployment rate in the Philippines, please refer to the table below:

INDICATOR	2009	2010					2011
		Average	Jan	Apr	Jul	Oct	Jan	Apr
Household Population
15 Years Old and Over	59,237	60,717	60,208	60,561	60,928	61,169	61,532	61,778
Labor Force	37,892	38,893	38,828	38,512	38,946	39,287	39,211	39,691
Employed	35,061	36,035	36,001	35,413	36,237	36,488	36,293	36,821
At Work	34,490	35,559	35,561	34,674	35,953	36,049	35,083	36,158
Working Less Than 40 Hours (Part-time)	12,945	12,654	12,309	12,959	12,574	12,773	13,168	13,677
Working 40 Hours and Over (Full-Time)	21,544	22,905	23,252	21,715	23,379	23,276	22,634	22,481
With a Job But not at Work	571	475	440	738	284	439	490	663
Underemployed	6,692	6,762	7,107	6,297	6,502	7,141	7,054	7,126
Visibility	4,135	4,015	4,174	3,904	3,875	4,109	4,445	4,4402
Invisibility	2,557	2,747	2,934	2,393	2,627	3,033	2,609	2,725
Unemployed	2,831	2,859	2,827	3,099	2,709	2,799	2,919	2,871
Labor Force Participation Rate (%)	64.0	64.1	64.5	63.6	63.9	64.2	63.7	64.2
Employment Rate (%)	92.5	92.7	92.7	92.0	93.0	92.9	92.6	92.8
Underemployment Rate (%)	19.1	18.8	19.7	17.8	17.9	19.6	19.4	19.4
Visible Underemployment Rate (%)	11.8	11.1	11.6	11.0	10.7	11.3	12.2	12.0
Unemployment Rate %	7.5	7.4	7.3	8.0	7.0	7.1	7.4	7.2

Source: bles.dole.gov.ph

Notes:
1. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding
2. Averages and rates were based on rounded figures

Definition:

Labor Force - population 15 years old and over, whether employed or unemployed, who contribute to the production of goods and services in the country.

Employed - persons in the labor force who are reported either at work or with a job or business although not at work during the reference week.

Unemployed - persons in the labor force who had no work or had no job/business during the reference week and were reported looking and available for work.

Underemployed - employed persons who desire to have additional hours of work in their present job or in an additional job, or to have a new job with longer working hours.

Visibly Underemployed - employed persons who work for less than 40 hours during the reference week and still want additional hours of work.

Invisibly Underemployed - employed persons who work for 40 hours or more during the reference week and still want additional hours of work. - https://www.affordablecebu.com/