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REGION IV-A - CALABARZON

Last Update: 08.31.2006

LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
(April Round)
INDICATOR

2005

2006 p

Household Population 15 Years Old and Over (000)

6,639

6,803

     Labor Force (000)

4,204

4,298

          Employed (000)

3,737

3,856

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

1,152

NA

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

2,518

NA

               Did not work during the Past Week (000)

67

NA

               Mean Weekly Hours Worked

44.3

NA

               Underemployed (000)

834

831

          Unemployed (000)

467

441

               Mean Weeks Looking for Work

5.1

NA

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

63.3

63.2

Employment Rate (%)

88.9

89.7

     Underemployment Rate (as % of Employed)

22.3

21.5

Unemployment Rate (%)

11.1

10.3

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

 0.77 0.73

    Average for the Year

0.77 0.73
Source of basic data:  National Statistics Office.

POVERTY THRESHOLD AND POVERTY INCIDENCE
  INDICATOR

2000

2003

Poverty Threshold (P)

13,657

14,616
       Poverty Incidence (%)    

     Population

19.1

18.8

     Families

15.2

14.9

Food Threshold (P)

8,783

9,189

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 Estimtaes.

FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURES
(At 2000 Prices; P)

INDICATOR

2000

2003 p

Average Family Income

178,600

160,575

Average Family Expenditures

149,592

137,897

Average Family Savings

29,008

22,679
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)

141,362

151,551

At Constant 1985 Prices (P)

39,098

39,103
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)

1,991

2,005
     Membership (000) (as of)

165

167
  Existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) (as of)

265

213
     Workers Covered (000) (as of)

52

29
  Existing Workers Associations (WAs) (as of)

46

47
     Membership (000) (as of)

1

1
  Existing Collective Negotiation Agreements (CNAs) (as of)

1

2
     Workers Covered (as of)

23

61
p  Preliminary.
Source of data:   Bureau of Labor Relations.
STRIKES/LOCKOUT CASES

INDICATOR

2005p

2006 p
(January - July)
       Strike Notices    

     New Notices Filed

90

43

          Workers Involved

18,596

6,229

     Strike Prevented

82

45
       Actual Strikes    

     New Strikes/Lockouts Declared

7

3

          Workers Involved

1,258

479

     Work Normalized

7

3

     Mandays Lost from On-going Strikes (000)

6

19
p  Preliminary.
Source of data:  National Conciliation and Mediation Board.