GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
Household Population Aged 15 Years Old and Over
Table 6.2b
Proportion of employed females in agriculture to total female employment,
by region, Philippines, 2012-2016
(in percent)
REGION
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Philippines
21.0
20.1
20.3
19.0
17.3
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
0.1
44.2
22.5
47.9
10.9
7.5
35.0
21.7
24.3
22.7
24.4
36.2
35.0
24.1
36.3
23.7
58.7
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
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Gender-specific information on the number of persons aged 15 years old
and over indicates the distribution of males and females who are
available for work. This serves as input for assessing the surplus or
shortages of males and/ or females in the labor market and consequently,
for the formulation and implementation of relevant programs and policies
regarding labor.
In 2016, the country’s working population aged 15 years and over
consisted of 34.18 million males and 34.13 million females.
Across regions, CALABARZON reported the biggest number of working age
population for the males at 4.65 million and for the females at
4.89 million. NCR came next with 4.27 million males and 4.65 million
females. Majority of the regions had about 1.0 million each of males and
females who belonged to the working age population. The least counts
were noted in CAR at 0.62 million males and 0.59 million females. The
numbers were also minimal in Caraga at 0.93 million males and
0.87 million females (Tables 1.1a and 1.1b).
Labor Force
Sex-disaggregated data on labor force gives the composition of
population aged 15 year old and over, whether employed or unemployed,
who contributed to the production of goods and services in the country. It
also indicates the proportions of males and females of working age who
join the labor force stream.
In 2016, the total number of males in the labor force was estimated at
26.52 million while females figured to 16.84 million. Labor force
participation rates (LFPRs) stood at 77.6 percent for males and
49.3 percent for females.
At the regional level, CALABARZON had more males at 3.57 million and
females at 2.55 million who were in the labor force in 2016. In NCR, the
labor force population comprised of 3.17 million males and 2.44 million
females. A greater number of males in labor force ranging from
1.01 million to 1.98 million were reported in many regions. The counts of
females in the labor force were less than 1.0 million in
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