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REGION II - CAGAYAN VALLEY

Last Update: 08.31.2006

LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
(April Round)
INDICATOR

2005

2006 p

Household Population 15 Years Old and Over (000)

2,017

2,051

     Labor Force (000)

1,356

1,384

          Employed (000)

1,303

1,340

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

483

NA

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

791

NA

               Did not work during the Past Week (000)

30

NA

               Mean Weekly Hours Worked

40.3

NA

               Underemployed (000)

253

308

          Unemployed (000)

53

44

               Mean Weeks Looking for Work

8.0

NA

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

67.2

67.5

Employment Rate (%)

96.1

96.8

      Underemployment Rate (as % of Employed)

19.4

23.0

Unemployment Rate (%)

3.9

3.2

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 6.0

     Average for the Year

6.8 6.7

Purchasing Power of Peso (P)

    

     July

 0.80 0.75

     Average for the Year

0.80 0.76
Source of basic data:  National Statistics Office.

POVERTY THRESHOLD AND POVERTY INCIDENCE
 INDICATOR

2000

2003

Poverty Threshold (P)

11,128

11,409

Poverty Incidence (%)

    

     Population

30.4

24.5

     Families

25.2

19.3

Food Threshold (P)

7,560

8,026

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

108,427

112,313

Average Family Expenditures

88,656

88,538

Average Family Savings

19,771

23,775
p  Preliminary.
Source of data:  National Statistics Office , Family Income and Expenditures (Preliminary Results).

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
  INDICATOR 2003 r 2004 p

At Current Prices (P)

65,311

70,957

At Constant 1985 Prices (P)

18,064

18,363
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)

120

121
     Membership (000) (as of)

22

22
  Existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) (as of)

12

5
     Workers Covered (000) (as of)

1

*
  Existing Workers Associations (WAs) (as of)

744

779
     Membership (000) (as of)

26

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

2

2
     Workers Covered (as of)

485

346
p  Preliminary.
NA  Not available.
*  Less than 500.
Source of data:   Bureau of Labor Relations.
STRIKES/LOCKOUT CASES

INDICATOR

2005 p

2006 p
(January - July)

Strike Notices

-

1

     New Notices Filed

-

*

          Workers Involved

-

-

     Strike Prevented

-

-

Actual Strikes

 

 

     New Strikes/Lockouts Declared

-

-

          Workers Involved

-

-

     Work Normalized

-

-

          Median Days Duration

-

-

     Mandays Lost from On-going Strikes (000)

-

-
p  Preliminary.
*  Less than 500.
Source of data:  National Conciliation and Mediation Board.