SELECTED LABOR AND WAGE INDICATORS                                              
  for periods indicated                                                      
                                                           
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008  
          Ave./ Total 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr   1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr  
                                                           
 Labor Statistics  
  A.  Labor Force Participation Rate (%) 1 67.5 a 64.3 63.7 64.9 64.7 64.0 64.8 64.5 63.6 63.2 63.4 p  
  B.  Employment Rate (%) 1 88.2 a 92.1 91.9 91.9 92.0 92.7 92.2 92.6 92.2 93.7 92.6 p  
  C.  Unemployment Rate (%) 1 11.8 a 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.3 7.8 7.4 7.8 6.3 7.4 p  
  D.  Employment Services  
        1.  Job Openings Reported (Thou.)   1305.6 1377.0 1658.3 329.5 449.8 418.7 460.3 336.6 265.5 410.5 512.3 p  
        2.  Applicants Registered (Thou.)   1135.0 1140.3 1199.6 278.9 332.0 271.8 316.9 201.1 305.6 281.2 330.7 p  
        3.  Local Placements (Thou.)   813.2 789.7 794.5 148.8 218.9 183 244.1 125.0 237.8 196.5 225.1 p  
        4.  Overseas Placements (Thou.)  933.6 988.4 1058.6 280.6 294.8 263.9 219.3 256.8 289.9 280.6 242.9 p  
        5.  Actual Strikes  
  Newly Declared 25.0 26.0 12 5 4 2 1 1 - 3 2 p 3 p  
  Settled/Decided/Withdrawn 11.0 19.0 11 3 4 - 4 1 - 1 2 p - p  
  Rate of Settlement (%) 44.0 70.4 84.6 50.0 66.7 - 80.0 50.0 - 33.3 66.7 p - p  
   
 Legislated Wage Rates 2  
  A.  In Nominal Terms  
         Non-Agricultural  3 Non-Agricultural  3  
    NCR   300.00 318.75 350.00 325.00 325.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 362.00 362.00 362.00  
    Regions Outside NCR 4 255.00 262.50 287.00 277.00 277.00 277.00 287.00 287.00 287.00 287.00 300.00 300.00  
   
         Agricultural Agricultural  
    Plantation 230.00 305.23 313.00 288.00 288.00 313.00 313.00 313.00 313.00 325.00 325.00 325.00  
  b  
    Non-Plantation 230.00 305.23 313.00 288.00 288.00 313.00 313.00 313.00 313.00 325.00 325.00 325.00  
   
  B.  In Real Terms  (At 2000 prices) 4  
         Non-Agricultural  3 Non-Agricultural  3  
    NCR   237.00 241.12 245.61 233.48 230.33 247.00 245.61 246.31 243.39 248.46 245.4 241.66  
    Regions Outside NCR 4 204.00 201.87 205.88 203.08 201.75 207.37 205.88 206.03 204.27 206.62 208.3 204.36  
   
         Agricultural Agricultural  
    Plantation 184.00 229.72 219.65 206.9 204.11 220.89 219.65 220.27 217.66 223.06 220.3 216.96  
  b  
    Non-Plantation 184.00 229.72 219.65 206.9 204.11 220.89 219.65 220.27 217.66 223.06 220.3 216.96  
                                                         
     
        1 Population projection benchmark for household population 15 years and over are used to estimate the levels (absolute number of Labor Force, Employed, Underemployed, Unemployed  
  in the Labor Force Survey series) were based on the National Statistics Office (NSO) 1995-based census of population.  Starting with January 2007 LFS round, the population projection  
  based on the 2000 Census of Population was adopted to generate  the labor force statistics per NSCB Resolution No. 1 series of 2005.  For 2006 data, recalculation of employment indicators
  were done using the population projection based on the 2000 Census of Population.  
        2 Source of data for both nominal and real wage rates is from the National Wages and Productivity Commission. Average/total for annual is as of December starting 2006.  
        3 Includes  basic minimum wage and cost of living allowance (COLA).  However, starting  2006, current nominal and real wage, will include COLA only.  
        4 Starting November 10, 1990 adjustments in the minimum legislated wage rates are being determined by the Regional Tripartite Wages Productiviity Board. Real wages at 2000 prices per  
  data from the National Wages  & Productivity Commission. All data for real wage rates do not include highest and lowest ranges for non-agricultural, for regions outside NCR and  
  agricultural, plantation and non-plantation.  
       a Cannot be computed due to the adoption of the revised unemployment definition.  However , based on the old definition of unemployment, labor force participation, employment and  
  unemployment rates stood at 65.1, 88.6  and 11.4 , respectively. Starting April 2005, the new unemployment definiton was adopted as per NSCB Resolution No. dated October 20, 2004.   
  The definition of unemployed includes the availability criterion.  Previously,  only with jobs and looking for work were considered unemployed.  Hence, data for labor force,  
  labor force partipation rate, employment rate, unemployed and unemployment rate are not comparable with previous survey rounds.  
     
                                                         
   Sources:  National Statistics Office (NSO), Bureau of Labor & Employment Statistics (BLES) , National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC),  
                    National Mediation & Conciliation Board (NCMB),  Philippine Overseas & Employment Association (POEA)