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REGION IX - ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA

Last Update: 08.31.2006

LABOR FORCE STATISTICS
(April Round)
INDICATOR

2005

2006 p

Household Population 15 Years Old and Over (000)

1,984

2,059

     Labor Force (000)

1,264

1,346

         Employed (000)

1,199

1,289

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

548

NA

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

606

NA

              Did not work during the Past Week (000)

46

NA

              Mean Weekly Hours Worked

38.8

NA

              Underemployed (000)

312

404

          Unemployed (000)

65

57

               Mean Weeks Looking for Work

6.0

NA

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

63.7

65.4

Employment Rate (%)

94.9

95.8

     Underemployment Rate (as % of Employed)

26.0

31.4

Unemployment Rate (%)

5.1

4.2

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

 7.4 6.9

     Average for the Year

7.8 7.1

Purchasing Power of Peso (P)

    

     July

 0.79 0.74

     Average for the Year

0.79 0.75
Source of basic data:  National Statistics Office.

POVERTY THRESHOLD AND POVERTY INCIDENCE
  INDICATOR

2000

2003

Poverty Threshold (P)

9,116

10,414
      Poverty Incidence (%)    

     Population

44.8

49.4

     Families

38.5

44.1

Food Threshold (P)

6,574

7,245

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 IX which includes Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.
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

88,214

82,697

Average Family Expenditures

70,818

67,349

Average Family Savings

17,396

15,348
Notes:   Data for 2000 reflects old grouping of Region IX which includes Basilan and Isabela City.
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)

83,203

91,739

At Constant 1985 Prices (P)

24,392

25,017
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)

229

232
     Membership (000) (as of)

21

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

13

12
     Workers Covered (000) (as of)

1

1
  Existing Workers Associations (WAs) (as of)

838

902
     Membership (000) (as of)

23

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

-

1
     Workers Covered (as of)

-

107
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

3

          Workers Involved

158

1,000

     Strike Prevented

1

1
      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.