Employment Statistics

Unemployment rate in select Asian Countries (Jan. 2013)

8.0% 7.0% 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0%

0.0%
Philippines China Malaysia South Korea Singapore Thailand

Source: Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics Current Statistics Report

Labor Force Growth in Different Asian Countries

Source: ADB Institute Trends and Outlook for Labor Migration in Asia January 2013

15 Years Old and Over Employment Statistics

Labor Force Participation Rate (out of the whole population) Employment Rate Unemployment Rate Underemployment Rate

63.9%

92.5%

7.5%

19.2%

15 years old and over population as of April 2013: 64,028,000

Source: NSO April 2013 Labor Force Survey

15 Years Old and Over Employment Statistics

Approximately 40.9 million persons participate in the labor force Out of this estimate, approximately 37.8 million persons employed as of April 2013 The National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the lowest employment rate at 89.6%

Source: NSO April 2013 Labor Force Survey

Statistics for Unemployed Persons (By Age Group)

0.7%

3.6%
6.0%

10.6%
15-24 25-34 48.2% 35-44 45-44 30.9% 56-64 65 and over

Source: NSO April 2013 Labor Force Survey

Statistics for Unemployed Persons (By Gender)

38.6% 61.4%

MALE FEMALE

Source: NSO April 2013 Labor Force Survey

Overseas Employment Statistics

Source: ADB Institute Trends and Outlook for Labor Migration in Asia January 2013

Overseas Employment Statistics

Source: POEA Compendium of OFW Statistics

Overseas Employment Statistics

Source: POEA Compendium of OFW Statistics

Overseas Employment Statistics

Source: POEA Compendium of OFW Statistics

Overseas Employment Statistics

Overseas Employment Statistics

Overseas Employment Statistics

Source: PCW Survey of Women and Mens Overseas Employment

Overseas Employment Statistics

In 2011, Male OFWs accounted for 52.2% of the total OFWs in 2011. Meanwhile, female OFWs accounted for 47.8%.

Female OFWs in 2011 were generally younger than males. Around 63.1% female OFWs were aged 15-34 years while only 48.5% male OFWs are of the same age group.

Source: PCW Survey of Women and Mens Overseas Employment

Overseas Employment Statistics

Highest concentration of male workers are in the Production and related works and Transport and Equipment Operation sector (97,631 males as opposed to 23,016 females) Highest concentration of female workers are in the Service sector (135,168 females as opposed to 19,367 males) There are more number of male professionals working abroad than female professionals, with the exception of the Nursing Professionals with 10,524 females as opposed to 1,828 males.

Source: POEA Deployment Per Skill Per Sex statistics

Overseas Employment Statistics

Total amount of remittances last 2011: 156.3 Billion Pesos
Remittances (in Billions of Pesos)
108.5

47.8

Remittances (in Billions of Pesos)

Male OFWs
Source: NSO 2011 Survey on Overseas Filipinos

Female OFWs

Overseas Employment Statistics

Source: POEA Compendium of OFW Statistics

Illegal Recruitment and Trafficking of Persons

In 2010, there were 1,648 reported cases of illegal recruitment.
A significant number of Filipino men and women who migrate abroad for work are subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude worldwide. Men, women, and children are subjected to conditions of forced labor in factories, at construction sites, on fishing vessels, on agricultural plantations, and as domestic workers in Asia and increasingly throughout the Middle East. Skilled Filipino migrant workers, such as engineers and nurses, are also subjected to conditions of forced labor abroad.
Source: US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report

Illegal Recruitment and Trafficking of Persons

The Philippines achieved its first labor trafficking conviction only last 2011. US State Department Report: Prosecutors continue to have difficulty distinguishing labor trafficking crimes from labor contract violations, which may be one cause for the lack of a greater number of criminal forced labor cases filed.

Source: US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report

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