ARMM Labor and Employment

1,338,000

Total Labor Force
(As of Apr 2019)

55.0%

LFPR
(As of Apr 2019)

1,094,000

Not in Labor Force
(As of Apr 2019)

91.0%

Employment Rate
(As of Apr 2019)

9.0%

Unemployment Rate
(As of Apr 2019)

10.7%

Underemployment Rate
(As of Apr 2019)

Releases

ARMM Employment Rate in July 2017 is estimated at 96.8 percent (Based on the results of July 2017 Labor Force Survey)
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 • Special Release

Based on the results of April 2017 LFS is shown in Figure 1. ARMM’s labor force participation rate (LFPR) or the proportion of labor force to the total household population 15 years old and over who are either employed uneomployed at 46.5 percent in July 2017, lower by 9.0 percentage... read more

ARMM Employment Rate in January 2017 is estimated at 95.7 percent (Based on the results of January 2017 Labor Force Survey)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 • Special Release
The Labor Force Survey (LFS) is a nationwide quarterly survey of households conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) during the months of January, April, July and October. Specifically, it aims to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and... read more
ARMM Employment Rate in April 2017 is estimated at 97.4 percent (Based on the results of April 2017 Labor Force Survey)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 • Special Release

The Labor Force Survey (LFS) is a nationwide quarterly survey of households conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) during the months of January, April, July and October. Specifically, it aims to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and... read more

ARMM Employment Rate in January 2018 is estimated at 97.4 percent
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 • Special Release
Based on the preliminary results of January 2018 Labor Force Survey (LFS), ARMM’s labor force participation rate (LFPR) is estimated at 46.1 percent in January 2018, which showed a 4.1 change in January 2017 at 44.3 percent (see Table 1). In other words, of the 2.4 million population 15... read more

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Summary

ARMM Employment Status
(for population 15 years old and over)

Indicator Jan 2018 Oct 2018 Jan 2019
Labor Force (in '000) 1,092 1,206 1,168
Employed (in '000) 1,064 1,160 1,094
Unemployed (in '000) 28 46 74
Underemployed (in '000) 88 69 47
Not in Labor force (in '000) 1,277 1,229 1,279
Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 46.1 49.5 47.7
Employment Rate (%) 97.4 96.2 93.7
Unemployment Rate (%)  2.6 3.8 6.3
Underemployment Rate (%) 8.1 5.7 4.0

Details may not add up to totals due to rounding