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REGION V - BICOL REGION

Last Update: 08.31.2006

LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
(April Round)
INDICATOR

2005

2006 p

Household Population 15 Years Old and Over (000)

3,113

3,149

     Labor Force (000)

2,142

2,110

         Employed (000)

2,049

1,984

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

943

NA

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

1,023

NA

              Did not work during the Past Week (000)

83

NA

              Mean Weekly Hours Worked

38.1

NA

              Underemployed (000)

876

765

          Unemployed (000)

93

127

               Mean Weeks Looking for Work

6.0

NA

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

68.8

67.0

Employment Rate (%)

95.7

94.0

     Underemployment Rate (as % of Employed)

42.8

38.6

Unemployment Rate (%)

4.3

6.0

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

 5.8 5.7

     Average for the Year

6.6 6.4

Purchasing Power of Peso (P)

    

     July

 0.78 0.73

     Average for the Year

0.78 0.74
Source of basic data:  National Statistics Office.

POVERTY THRESHOLD AND POVERTY INCIDENCE

INDICATOR

2000

2003

Poverty Threshold (P)

11,372

12,354
       Poverty Incidence (%)    

     Population

52.6

48.4

     Families

45.3

40.5

Food Threshold (P)

8,047

8,372

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

95,299

96,869

Average Family Expenditures

82,366

83,603

Average Family Savings

12,933

13,266
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)

60,405

65,621

At Constant 1985 Prices (P)

16,703

17,073
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)

365

370
     Membership (000) (as of)

24

25
  Existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) (as of)

30

27
     Workers Covered (000) (as of)

2

3
  Existing Workers Associations (WAs) (as of)

448

485
     Membership (000) (as of)

15

16
  Existing Collective Negotiation Agreements (CNAs) (as of)

2

4
     Workers Covered (as of)

331

567
p  Preliminary.
Source of data:   Bureau of Labor Relations.
STRIKES/LOCKOUT CASES

INDICATOR

2005 p

2006 p
(January - July)
       Strike Notices    

     New Notices Filed

1

-

          Workers Involved

70

-

     Strike Prevented

2

-
       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.