GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
Across regions, Central Luzon reported the highest nominal wage rate
paid to male agricultural workers at P381.17 per day equivalent to
P262.51 per day in real terms in 2016. The same region indicated the
highest wage rates given to the female agricultural workers at
P352.52 per day in nominal terms and P242.78 in real terms. Higher daily
nominal wage rates were also noted in CALABARZON, Ilocos Region and
Cagayan Valley ranging from P326.86 to P333.55 for the males and from
P319.01 to P326.33 for the females. The corresponding real wage rates
ranged from P225.07 to P242.33 for the males and P222.11 to
P233.31 for the females. On the other hand, agricultural wage rates were
lowest in Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao in 2016. In nominal
terms, the males received daily wage rate at P233.51 in Central Visayas
and P233.83 in Northern Mindanao. Their female counterparts were paid
P218.15 per day and P226.49 per day, respectively. For the real wage
rates, the male and female agricultural workers in Central Visayas
received P157.88 per day and P147.50 per day, respectively. In Northern
Mindanao, the daily real wage rates were P150.86 for the males and
P146.12 for the females (Tables 7.1a -7.1b and 7.2a-7.2b).
Table 5.2a
Male visible underemployment rate, by region, Philippines, 2012-2016
(in percent)
REGION
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Philippines
13.0
12.4
12.4
11.9
11.0
NCR
CAR
Ilocos Region
Cagayan Valley
Central Luzon
CALABARZON
MIMAROPA
Bicol Region
Western Visayas
Central Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Zamboanga Peninsula
Northern Mindanao
Davao Region
SOCCSKSARGEN
Caraga
ARMM
5.5
7.9
12.1
8.5
8.0
10.6
17.2
24.2
17.1
12.1
18.1
20.4
19.1
12.2
15.8
16.4
8.2
4.5
7.5
13.1
9.5
7.5
10.2
17.5
26.1
16.6
8.7
17.8
14.8
18.1
12.0
15.2
18.4
8.2
4.6
8.1
10.9
9.4
7.1
11.5
15.5
23.8
15.7
11.3
23.1
17.2
16.9
13.0
14.9
16.1
8.0
4.1
9.5
11.5
8.9
7.3
10.2
15.7
21.8
15.0
10.5
21.5
15.4
16.9
12.3
15.9
18.5
7.6
3.3
10.2
11.1
8.5
7.4
8.3
15.0
21.1
12.2
9.0
19.7
14.7
17.4
8.5
16.1
19.2
7.7
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
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