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New Data: Philippines subnational - LFS [UPDATED]
Monday, 01 Nov 2021 11:30 ET
By Jacky Cheung
Summary
January 2019 -- Data Buffet now carries labor force status measures (labor force, employment, unemployment) for the Philippines and all 18 regions thereof (54 new quarterly series from 1956). [Updated 1 November 2021.]
Detail

Properties:

  • Measurement: Thousands of persons (Ths. #)
  • Seasonal adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start date: As early as 1956Q1
  • Geo coverage:
    • Country
    • All 18 regions
  • All concept-geo pairs exist: No

The series reside in the historical catalog:

  • Philippines » Labor and Wages » Labor force survey » Discontinued » Quarterly, 1956 to 2021 » Summary

and include, for example:

  •  LWQEMTUQ.IPHL = Employment - Both sexes, (Ths. #, NSA)
  •  LWQLFTUQ.IPHL = Labor force - Both sexes
  • LWQLFTUQ.IPHL_SK = Labor force - Both sexes - for Soccsksargen
  • LWQEMTUQ.IPHL_AR = Employment - for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
  • LWQUNTUQ.IPHL_ZP = Unemployment - for Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)

See also

Updates

  • 22 Aug 2019 - Initial version
  • 1 Nov 2021 - Corrected title, updated catalog path, linked to next life-cycle event
Other
Related ReleaseLabor Force Survey
SourcePhilippine Statistics Authority
FrequencyMonthly
GeographyPhilippines
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