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CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Last Update: 08.31.2006

LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
(April Round)
INDICATOR

2005

2006 p

Household Population 15 Years Old and Over (000)
1,011
1,031

     Labor Force (000)
660
731

          Employed (000)
625
694

               Less than 40 Hours (part-time) (000)
212
NA

               40 Hours and Over (full-time) (000)
399
NA

               Did not work during the Past Week (000)
14
NA

               Mean Weekly Hours Worked
41.2
NA

               Underemployed (000)
158
159

          Unemployed (000)
35
37

               Mean Weeks Looking for Work
10.6
NA

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)
65.3
70.9

Employment Rate (%)
94.7
95.0

      Underemployment Rate (as % of Employed)
25.3
23.0

Unemployment Rate (%)
5.3
5.0

Note:   1.  Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
            2.  Starting April 2005, the new unemployment definition was adopted per NSCB Resolution No. 15 dated October 20, 2004.  The definition of unemployed includes the
                  availability criterion.  Previously, only those without jobs and looking for work were considered unemployed.  Hence, data for labor force, labor force participation
                 rate and unemployment rate are not comparable with previous survey rounds.
p  Preliminary.
NA  Not available.
Source of data:  National Statistics Office , Labor Force Survey.

  NOMINAL WAGE RATES (link to www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph)

INFLATION RATE AND PURCHASING POWER OF PESO
 (2000=100)
  INDICATOR

2005

2006

  Inflation Rate (%)

    

     July

 6.1 5.8

     Average for the Year

7.1 6.7

  Purchasing Power of Peso (P)

    

     July

 0.75 0.71

     Average for the Year

0.75 0.72
Source of basic data:  National Statistics Office.

POVERTY THRESHOLD AND POVERTY INCIDENCE
  INDICATOR

2000 r

2003

          Poverty Threshold (P)
13,066
13,976
          Poverty Incidence (%)    

       Population

37.6

31.2

       Families

30.7

24.8
          Food Threshold (P)
8,744
9,117

Notes:  1.  Poverty threshold is the annual per capita income required or the amount to be spent to satisfy the nutritional requirements (2,000 calories) and
                  other basic needs.
              2.  Poverty incidence is the proportion of families (or population) with per capita income less than the per capita poverty threshold to the
                    total member of families (or population).
Source of data:  National Statistical Coordination Board, Regional Poverty Estimates.

FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURES
(At 2000 Prices; P)

INDICATOR

2000

2003 p

Average Family Income

139,613

128,078

Average Family Expenditures

110,338

106,668

Average Family Savings

29,275

21,410
p  Preliminary.
Source of data:  National Statistics Office), Family Income and Expenditures Survey (Preliminary Results).

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
  INDICATOR 2003 r 2004 p

At Current Prices (P)

168,020

174,279

At Constant 1985 Prices (P)

44,787

43,974
Note:  Labor Productivity was computed  by dividing the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) by their corresponding number of employed persons using the
             average of the four (4) survey rounds of the Labor Force Survey (LFS).
 p  Preliminary.
r  Revised.
Sources of basic data:  National Statistical Coordination Board, Regional Accounts of the Philippines.
                                         National Statistics Office, Labor Force Survey.
EXISTING WORKERS ORGANIZATIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENTS

INDICATOR

2005

2006 p
(January - June)
  Existing Unions (as of)

162

165
     Membership (000) (as of)

20

21
  Existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) (as of)

8

7
     Workers Covered (000) (as of)

4

3
  Existing Workers Associations (WAs) (as of)

351

400
     Membership (000) (as of)

13

25
  Existing Collective Negotiation Agreements (CNAs) (as of)

1

3
     Workers Covered (as of)

67

155

p  Preliminary.
Source of data:   Bureau of Labor Relations.
STRIKES/LOCKOUT CASES

INDICATOR

2005 p

2006 p
(January - July)

Strike Notices

 1 1

     New Notices Filed

5

-

          Workers Involved

2,195

-

     Strike Prevented

5

-

Actual Strikes

 1 1

     New Strikes/Lockouts Declared

1

-

          Workers Involved

1,687

-

     Work Normalized

1

-

     Mandays Lost from On-going Strikes (000)

10

-
p  Preliminary.
Source of data:  National Conciliation and Mediation Board.