January 2021 Central Luzon's Employment Situation

Date of Release: 30 March 2021

Reference No. 2021-SRLFS-Jan2021-018

In January 2021, 432 thousand of the 5.1 million economically active population aged 15 years old and over were unemployed translating to an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent.  read more about January 2021 Central Luzon's Employment Situation

 

October 2020 Central Luzon's Employment Situation

Date of Release: 29 December 2020

Reference No. 2020-SRLFS-Oct2020-102

In October 2020, 478 thousand of the 5 million economically active population aged 15 years old and over were unemployed translating to an unemployment rate of 9.6 percent.  This was 1.3 percentage point lower compared with 10.9 percent unemployment rate in July 2020. read more about October 2020 Central Luzon's Employment Situation

 

Central Luzon's Employment Situation, July 2020

Date of Release: 18 November 2020

Reference No. 2020-SRLFS-Jul2020-084

In July 2020, 552 thousand of the 5.1 million economically active population aged 15 years old and over were unemployed translating to an unemployment rate of 10.9 percent.  This was 16.4 percentage point lower compared with 27.3 percent rate in April 2020. read more about Central Luzon's Employment Situation, July 2020

 

Central Luzon's Employment Situation, April 2020

Date of Release: 19 June 2020

Reference No. 2020-SRLFS-Apr2020-057

In April 2020, 1.2 million of the 4.5 million economically active population aged 15 years old and over were unemployed translating to an unemployment rate of 27.3 percent.  This was 22.1 percentage points higher compared with the 5.2 percent rate in April 2019.  Furthermore, underemployment rate increased by 3.9 percentage points from 8.5 percent in April 2019 to 12.4 percent in April 2020.. read more about Central Luzon's Employment Situation, April 2020

 

Central Luzon's Employment Situation, January 2020 - Preliminary Results

Date of Release: 31 March 2020

Reference No. 2020-SRLFS-Jan2020-030

In January 2020, Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in Central Luzon registered at 59.6 percent.  This means that 6 out of 10 in the population aged 15 years old and over were either employed or unemployed.  Likewise, this translates that of the 8.4 million estimated total population aged 15 years old and over in January 2020, 5.0 million persons are in the labor force. (see Figure 1). read more about Central Luzon's Employment Situation, January 2020 - Preliminary Results

 

Central Luzon's Employment Situation, July 2019

Date of Release: 07 April 2020

Reference No. 2020-SRLFS-Jul2019-033

In July 2019, the number of economically active persons aged 15 years old and over were estimated at 4.9 million persons. This translated to a labor force participation rate (LFPR) of 60.4 percent, which meant that six out of ten in the population aged 15 years old and over were either employed or unemployed.  This was lower than the national rate of 62.1 percent, though no increment was registered from July 2018 to July 2019 LFPR. read more about Central Luzon's Employment Situation, July 2019

 

Central Luzon's Employment Situation, January 2019

Date of Release: 07 April 2020

Reference No. 2020-SRLFS-Jan2019-031

Of the total 4.8 million economically active population aged 15 years old and over in Central Luzon, about 248 thousand were unemployed which translated to an unemployment rate of 5.2 percent. This was 0.2 percentage point lower than the    5.4 percent rate in January 2018.  However, underemployment rate increased by   2.8 percentage points from 11.5 percent in January 2018 to 14.2 percent in January 2019. read more about Central Luzon's Employment Situation, January 2019

 

July 2018 Central Luzon's Employment Status

Date of Release: 30 April 2019

Reference No. 2019-SRLFS-Jul2018-025

Of the total 7.9 million 15 years old and over economically active population in Central Luzon, over 31 thousand were unemployed which translated to an unemployment rate of 6.3 percent. (See figure 1). Among the regions, Ilocos Region (6.5%), Central Luzon (6.3%), CALABARZON (6.3%), Bicol Region (6.3%), National Capital Region (NCR) (6.1%), and Western Visayas (5.7%) were the regions with the highest unemployment rates above the national unemployment rate of 5.4 percent. read more about July 2018 Central Luzon's Employment Status