Employment from a company is one of the sources how people earn money so that they can use it for everyday living. Moreover, employment from a reputed and popular company is the dream of many college students because they knew it will bring high pay and benefits.
Sadly to say, not all will get employment or even a decent job even if you graduated from college because of lack of employment in our country. It is one problem that has been there for many years and many presidents have already passed and the problem is still there.
Perhaps, you know that it is even harder to get employment if you didn’t finish college. Because of too many competitions with very low job creation in our country, unemployment rate is somewhat increasing from time to time. It is also the reason why many Filipinos choose to work abroad and look for the “greener pasture” outside the Philippines.
If you are looking form some data about the unemployment, underemployment and employment rate in the Philippines from 2002 to 2011, you can see it in the following table. The information below comes from the National Statistics Coordination Board.
Household Population 15 Years Old and Over by Employment Status
July 2002 – October 2011
| Period | Labor Force Participation Rate | Employment Rate (In %) |
Unemploy- ment Rate (In %) |
Underemploy- ment Rate (In %) |
| Jan 2011p/ | 63.7 | 92.6 | 7.4 | 19.4 |
| Jan 2010 | 64.5 | 92.7 | 7.3 | 19.7 |
| Jan 2009 | 63.3 | 92.3 | 7.7 | 18.2 |
| Jan 2008 | 63.4 | 92.6 | 7.4 | 18.9 |
| Jan 2007 | 64.8 | 92.2 | 7.8 | 21.5 |
| Jan 2006 | 63.8 | 91.9 | 8.1 | 21.3 |
| Jan 2005 | 66.1 | 88.7 | 11.3 | 16.1 |
| Jan 2004 | 67.3 | 89.0 | 11.0 | 17.5 |
| Jan 2003 | 65.7 | 89.4 | 10.6 | 16.1 |
| Jan 2002 | 66.4 | 89.7 | 10.3 | 15.9 |
| Oct 2011p/ | 66.3 | 93.6 | 6.4 | 19.1 |
| Oct 2010 | 64.2 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 19.6 |
| Oct 2009 | 64.0 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 19.4 |
| Oct 2008 | 63.7 | 93.2 | 6.8 | 17.5 |
| Oct 2007 | 63.2 | 93.7 | 6.3 | 18.1 |
| Oct 2006 | 64.0 | 92.7 | 7.3 | 20.4 |
| Oct 2005 | 64.8 | 92.6 | 7.4 | 21.2 |
| Oct 2004 | 66.5 | 89.1 | 10.9 | 16.9 |
| Oct 2003 | 67.1 | 89.8 | 10.2 | 15.8 |
| Oct 2002 | 66.2 | 89.8 | 10.2 | 15.3 |
| Jul 2011p/ | 64.3 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 19.1 |
| Jul 2010 | 63.9 | 93.0 | 7.0 | 17.9 |
| Jul 2009 | 64.6 | 92.4 | 7.6 | 19.8 |
| Jul 2008 | 64.3 | 92.6 | 7.4 | 21.0 |
| Jul 2007 | 63.6 | 92.2 | 7.8 | 22.0 |
| Jul 2006 | 64.7 | 92.0 | 8.0 | 23.5 |
| Jul 2005 | 64.6 | 92.3 | 7.7 | 20.5 |
| Jul 2004 | 67.2 | 88.3 | 11.7 | 17.6 |
| Jul 2003 | 67.0 | 87.4 | 12.6 | 20.7 |
| Jul 2002 | 67.1 | 88.8 | 11.2 | 17.1 |
| Apr 2011p/ | 64.2 | 92.8 | 7.2 | 19.4 |
| Apr 2010 | 63.6 | 92.0 | 8.0 | 17.8 |
| Apr 2009 | 64.0 | 92.5 | 7.5 | 18.9 |
| Apr 2008 | 63.2 | 92.0 | 8.0 | 19.8 |
| Apr 2007 | 64.5 | 92.6 | 7.4 | 18.9 |
| April 2006 | 64.9 | 91.8 | 8.2 | 25.4 |
| April 2005 | 68.1* | 87.3* | 12.7* | 26.1 |
| April 2004 | 69.0 | 86.3 | 13.7 | 18.5 |
| April 2003 | 67.1 | 87.8 | 12.2 | 15.6 |
| April 2002 | 69.9 | 86.1 | 13.9 | 19.6 |
After careful checking of the figures, you will clearly see that the unemployment rate is not really going down. In some years, it is going up and other years, it is going down. There’s no definite trend on how the rate is going.
I wish the government will create a strong plan or project that will focus more on job creation in the country. The Filipinos need more jobs so that they will not go abroad and leave their family behind.
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