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REGION XI - DAVAO REGION

Last Update:  08.31.2006

LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
(April Round)
INDICATOR

2005

2006 p

Household Population 15 Years Old and Over (000)

2,622

2,711

     Labor Force (000)

1,752

1,856

          Employed (000)

1,625

1,705

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

582

NA

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

1,005

NA

               Did not work during the Past Week (000)

38

NA

               Mean Weekly Hours Worked

41.9

NA

               Underemployed (000)

503

512

          Unemployed (000)

127

151

               Mean Weeks Looking for Work

4.1

NA

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

66.8

68.5

Employment Rate (%)

92.8

91.9

     Underemployment Rate (as % of Employed)

31.0

30.0

Unemployment Rate (%)

7.2

8.1

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

 8.2 6.0

     Average for the Year

8.7 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

2003

Poverty Threshold (P)

10,264

11,276

      Poverty Incidence (%)
    

     Population

33.1

34.4

     Families

27.7

28.1

Food Threshold (P)

7,087

7,751

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).
            3.  Data reflects old grouping of Region XI which includes Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, South Cotabato and Saranggani.
r  Revised.
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

107,976

104,741

Average Family Expenditures

90,496

89,457

Average Family Savings

17,480

15,285
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) 123,180 136,723
     At Constant 1985 Prices (P) 32,032 32,811
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)

570

585
     Membership (000) (as of)

66

68
  Existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) (as of)

111

107
     Workers Covered (000) (as of)

23

16
  Existing Workers Associations (WAs) (as of)

448

484
     Membership (000) (as of)

14

15
  Existing Collective Negotiation Agreements (CNAs) (as of)

1

1
     Workers Covered (as of)

525

525
p  Preliminary.
Source of data:   Bureau of Labor Relations.
STRIKES/LOCKOUT CASES

INDICATOR

2005 p

2006 p
(January - July)
         Strike Notices    

     New Notices Filed

10

5

          Workers Involved

1,818

1,060

     Strike Prevented

10

3
         Actual Strikes    

     New Strikes/Lockouts Declared

-

-

          Workers Involved

-

-

     Work Normalized

-

-

     Mandays Lost from On-going Strikes (000)

-

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