GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
Among regions, Bicol Region posted the most number of visible
underemployed males at 0.31 million males in 2016. For the females, it
was CALABARZON at 0.16 million. About 0.20 million to 0.27 million
visibly underemployed males were recorded in Central Luzon,
CALABARZON, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao.
On the other hand, higher underemployment for females was noted in
Bicol Region at 0.14 million. CAR had the lowest number of
underemployed males at 47,000 while ARMM indicated the least count
for females at 27,000 (Tables 5.1a and 5.1b)
Visible underemployment rates in 2016 were highest in Bicol Region at
21.1 percent for males and 16.6 percent for females. This was followed by
Eastern Visayas at 19.7 percent for males and 16.3 percent for females.
NCR had the least underemployment rates at 3.3 percent for males and
3.2 percent for females (Tables 5.2a and 5.2b).
Employment in Agriculture
Information on the employment of male and female agricultural workers
indicates gender differences in the use of agricultural labor.
The country’s employed persons in agriculture numbered 8.31 million
males and 2.76 million females in 2016 (Tables 6.1a and 6.1b).
Table 6.1a
Number of employed males in agriculture, by region, Philippines, 2012-2016
(in '000 persons)
REGION
Philippines
2012
9,000
2013
2014
2015
2016
8,822
8,695
8,386
8,307
NCR
28
26
CAR
222
219
Ilocos Region
544
502
Cagayan Valley
596
596
Central Luzon
659
669
CALABARZON
570
533
MIMAROPA
458
449
Bicol Region
706
693
Western Visayas
852
830
Central Visayas
586
577
Eastern Visayas
630
639
Zamboanga Peninsula
471
467
Northern Mindanao
565
534
Davao Region
553
532
SOCCSKSARGEN
618
615
Caraga
293
290
ARMM
649
651
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
27
234
502
583
659
559
438
686
881
583
388
461
566
537
619
296
678
22
229
486
585
618
511
416
673
869
588
348
447
517
506
604
292
676
21
213
452
543
556
449
404
651
803
607
548
503
521
552
586
307
589
By region, Western Visayas had the most number of male agricultural
workers at 0.80 million and Central Visayas recorded the biggest number
of female agricultural workers at 0.33 million. About half a million males
were employed in agriculture in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Eastern
Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region,
SOCCSKSARGEN and ARMM. Female agricultural workers were also high
in number in Cagayan Valley at 0.21 million, Western Visayas at
0.30 million and Northern Mindanao at 0.21 million. NCR accounted for
the least number of employment in agriculture at 21,000 males and
3,000 females. Fewer counts of employed persons were also registered in
CAR at 0.21 million males and in Caraga at 90,000 females.
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