GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
0.81 million while the females ranged from 0.26 million to 0.41 million
(Tables 2.1a and 2.1b).
The regional LFPRs for the males were highest in Davao Region at
79.3 percent and Cagayan Valley at 79.1 percent. LFPRs were 78.5 percent
in SOCCSKSARGEN and 78.4 percent each in MIMAROPA Region and
Northern Mindanao. For the females, LFPRs topped in Central Visayas at
53.4 percent, CALABARZON at 51.3 percent and CAR at 50.5 percent.
ARMM recorded the least LFPRs at 70.1 percent for the males and
22.4 percent for the females (Tables 2.2a and 2.2b).
Employment and Unemployment
Sex-disaggregated data on employment indicates the rate of absorption
of available males and females in the production of goods and services. It
is also a measure of gender equality in the labor market. Unemployment
by sex indicates the incapacity of the labor market to absorb the available
males and females to contribute to production activities.
The country had 25.07 million males and 15.27 million females who were
employed in 2017. Employment rates stood at 94.0 percent for the males
and 94.8 percent for the females. Meanwhile, the national
unemployment in 2017 comprised of 1.60 million males and 0.84 million
females. These numbers corresponded to unemployment rates of
6.0 percent and 5.2 percent.
Table 6.2b
Proportion of employed females in agriculture to total female employment,
by region, Philippines, 2013-2017
(in percent)
REGION
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Philippines
20.1
20.3
19.0
17.3
15.3
NCR
CAR
Ilocos Region
Cagayan Valley
Central Luzon
CALABARZON
MIMAROPA Region
Bicol Region
Western Visayas
Central Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Zamboanga Peninsula
Northern Mindanao
Davao Region
SOCCSKSARGEN
Caraga
ARMM
0.1
43.2
20.5
46.8
11.6
6.5
32.3
20.4
23.5
23.6
24.8
36.9
30.7
23.9
35.8
24.1
54.0
0.2
44.8
21.2
44.0
10.9
7.6
31.8
20.4
25.7
23.7
29.7
33.6
33.9
23.2
33.3
23.3
54.6
0.1
44.5
19.6
43.3
8.5
6.3
31.8
22.2
24.0
22.2
25.1
33.5
29.9
19.2
31.9
22.9
55.2
0.1
39.8
19.7
40.2
6.2
4.4
30.1
22.0
23.5
24.5
21.9
32.2
26.8
20.3
28.5
22.5
48.7
0.2
35.8
15.5
34.1
5.1
3.8
25.3
16.8
20.1
22.7
20.6
30.3
27.4
18.0
27.8
22.4
41.5
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Most of the employed males at 3.38 million and females at 2.42 million
were located in CALABARZON. The region’s unemployment was also
bigger consisting of 0.28 million males and 0.15 million females. Likewise,
higher employment and unemployment were noted in NCR. It recorded
2.97 million males and 2.17 million females who were employed and
0.27 million males and 0.14 million females who were unemployed. CAR
indicated the least employment at 0.45 million males and 0.29 million
females and unemployment at 20,000 males and 13,000 females.
Employed persons were fewer in ARMM at 0.78 million males and
0.25 million females while the unemployed numbered 23,000 males and
14,000 females (Tables 3.1a, 3.1b, 4.1a and 4.1b).
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