local & global employment prospects (2006 2007)

“The Philippine Employment

Scenario”Must Know For the Youth

Session ObjectivesSession Objectives

• At the end of 30 minutes, the participants shall be able to:

Define and/or explain some basic employment terms and concepts;

Relate the terms and concepts with actual Philippine employment data; and

Discuss some local and global employment prospects.

Labor ForceLabor Force The population 15 years old and over, whether employed or unemployed, who contribute to the production of goods and services in the country.

Basic Employment Terms and Basic Employment Terms and ConceptsConcepts

Not in the Labor ForceNot in the Labor Force

Persons considered not in the labor force are those who are not working and are not available for work during the reference week, and persons who are not available and are not looking for work. (e.g., housewives, students, disabled or retired persons and seasonal workers.)

Labor Force Participation RateLabor Force Participation Rate

Proportion, in percent, of the total number of persons in the labor force to the total household population 15 years old and over.

EmployedEmployedPersons aged 15 years old and above who during the reference week, are reported either:

• At work even for an hour; or• With a job/business even though not at work because

of temporary illness/injury, vacation or other leave of absence, bad weather or strike/ labor dispute or other reasons. Likewise, persons who are expected to report for work or start operation of a farm or business enterprise within two (2) weeks from the date of the enumerators visit, are considered employed.

UnemployedUnemployed Persons in the labor force who did not work or

had no job/ business during the reference week and were reported looking and available for work. Also considered as unemployed are persons without a job or business who were reported not looking for work because of their belief that no work was available or because of temporary illness/disability, bad weather, pending job application or waiting for interview.

UnderemployedUnderemployed Employed persons who desire to have additional

hours of work in their present job or in an additional job, or to have a new job with longer working hours.

Visibly UnderemployedVisibly Underemployed Employed persons who work for less than 40

hours during the reference week and still want additional hours of work.

Employed persons work for 40s hours or more during the reference week and still want additional hours of work.

Invisibly UnderemployedInvisibly Underemployed

The Philippine Employment Scenario

Indicator2007 2006

Year-on-Year Change

Household Population 15 Years Old & Over

Labor Force- Employed Persons- Unemployed Persons

Underemployed Persons- Visibly underemployed

Not in the Labor Force

LPFR (%)Unemployment Rate (%)Underemployment Rate (%)- Visible Underemployment Rate (%)

56,569

36,21333,5602,654

6,7563,908

20,356

64.07.3

20.111.6

55,230

35,46432,6362,829

7,3714,359

19,766

64.28.0

22.613.4

1,339

749924

-175

-615-451

590

Key Employment IndicatorsPhilippines: 2006-2007

(In thousands except rates)

Source: National Statistics Office, Labor Force

Survey

1. The Employment Situation, 2007

In 2007, the country’s working-age population (persons 15 years old and over)

stood at 56.569 million, of which 36.213 million were in the labor force. Correspondingly, the labor force participation

rate (LFPR) for the reference period was registered at 64.0 percent.Employment

Total employed persons in 2007 was estimated at

33.560 million, up by 924,000 from the employment level of 32.636 million recorded a year ago. This translates to an employment rate of

92.7%.

Working Age Population, Labor Force and Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR)

The services sector accounted for the biggest share of the employment pie at 50 percent, followed by Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, 35 percent; and Industry with 15 percent.

The major portion of employment in the Services sector was found in Wholesale and Retail Trade at 38.9 percent, followed by Transport, Storage and Communication with 15.6 percent.

Employment in Industry was accounted for largely by Manufacturing (61.1%).

Half (52.2%) of the employed were wage and salary workers while almost forty percent (35.8%) were own-account workers.

Persons in full time employment (worked 40 hours or more) accounted for 62.1 percent of the total employed workforce while 36.5 percent engaged in part-time employment.

UnemploymentUnemployment in 2007 stood at 2.654

million (7.3% unemployment rate) Almost half (1.336 million or 50.3%) half

of the unemployed were young workers aged 15-

24 years old, closely followed by prime working age 25–54 years old (1.214 million

or 45.7%)

Youth unemployment rate which stood at 17.4 percent was more than twice the national rate

of 7.3 percent.

A large proportion of the unemployed were high school graduates (46.0% or 1.221 million) and college graduates (38.2% or 1.014 million).

The National Capital Region (NCR) posted the highest unemployment rate of 12.2 percent.

UnderemploymentThe number of underemployed persons (those employed expressing the desire for additional

hours of work/additional job) declined by 615,000 – from 7.371 million in 2006, to 6.756 million in

2007). This corresponds to an underemployment rate of 20.1% down from 22.6% a year before

Underemployment is a rural phenomenon, mostly rural workers found in the agriculture, fishery and forestry sector, mainly because of the seasonal nature of farm employment.

2 Overseas Employment ContributionThe overseas labor market has been a major

provider of jobs to Filipinos for several decades now;In 2006, the country deployed a total of

1,062,567 OFWs, majority of which are land-based

workers (74.17%);Land-based new hires totaled 305,554 in 2007,

up by only 1.0% from the 2006 new hire deployment figure of 302,673;

The bulk of land-based OFWs were deployed in the

Middle East (58.7%) and in Asia (28.3%);By gender, female OFWs dominated the

overseas Market ,accounting for 60.0 percent of the total number of new hires; specifically in professional & service occupations;

The bulk of overseas deployment consisted of Service

and Professional/Technical workers.

Employment Prospects : Local Market

The Key Employment Generators (KEGs) Cyberservices

Hotel & Restaurant

Aviation

Agribusiness

Health Services

Mining

Medical Tourism

Source: National Manpower Summit

The KEGs are expected to generate an estimated 4,081,447 jobs over the period 2006 to 2010:

1,383,890 – Cyberservices

400, 280 – Hotel & Restaurant

27,581 – Aviation

2,044,161 – Agribusiness

58, 003 – Health Services

39, 382 – Mining

128,150 – Medical Tourism

Source: National Manpower Summit (based on industry projections)

In-Demand Skills in Key Employment Generators: 2006-2010

Cyberservices - ICT services and ICT-enabled services wherein the Board of Investments lists contact centers, back office processing, medical transcription, software development and animation as the five ICT priority sectors.

• Animation

– Entry Level Animator

• Contact Center

– Agent

• Medical Transcription

– Trasnscriptionist– Editor

• Software Development

– Programmer

– HR Analyst– Financial

Accountant– Engineer

• Back Office Processing

Aviation – Pilot– Mechanic– Air Traffic

Controller Agribusiness

– Inland & Coastal Fisherman– Oyster/Mussle Farm

Cultivator– Vegetable Farmer– Fruit Tree Farmer– Livestock & Poultry Producer– Horticulturist

– Front Office Agent/Attendant– Cook– Food Server & Handler– Food & Beverages Service

Attendant– Waiter– Bartender

Hotel & Restaurant

Mining

– Skilled Miner

Medical Tourism

– Massage Therapist– “Trained” Nurse

– Nurse– Health Aide– Nursing Aide– Dentist

Health Services

Job Opportunities Overseas By Major Skills: 2006 – 2010

Clerical1.47%

Professional & Technical

17.21%Sales1.13%

Administrative & Managerial

0%

Service34.94%

Agricultural0.09%

Seabased25.22%

Production19.82%

Sea-based (1.4M)

Land-based (4.2M)

Employment Prospects : Global Market

TOTAL ESTIMATED EMPLOYMENT GENERATION (5.6M)Source: National Manpower Summit

In-Demand Skills in the Global Market (Top 20 Occupations)

Rank Occupation Number1 Household Worker 91,412

2 Production & Related Workers NEC 24,279

3 Caregivers & Caretakers 14,4124 Nurses Professional 13,525

5 Waiters Bartenders & Related Workers 7,941

6 Char workers Cleaners & Related Workers 6,706

7 Laborers/Helpers General 5,9058 Caretakers Building 5,3969 Laborers/Helpers Construction 5,376

10 Plumber & Pipe fitters 5,120Source: POEA (based on 2006 deployment data)

Rank Occupation Number11 Sewers & Embroiderers 4,85312 Wiremen Electrical 4,76713 Welders & Flame Cutters 4,538

14 Carpenters, Joiners & Parquetry Workers 4,316

15 Composers, Musicians & Singers 4,050

16Machine Fitters, Machine Assemblers & Precision Instrument Workers

3,370

17 Cooks & Related Workers 3,34318 Choreographers & Dancers 3,312

19 Bricklayers, Stonemasons & Tile Setters 2,779

20 Operators Earthmoving & Related Machinery 2,766

Source: POEA (based on 2006 deployment data)

• Overseas employment remains to be a legitimate option for the country’s workforce;

• Skills shortages in developed countries have expanded the market for OFWs especially in

the medical and health profession;

• Development of export capacity in skilled labor by developing countries has resulted to more competitive workers qualifying for overseas jobs (i. e. software development and e-services);

• Due to the economic boom in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this country will remain to be the perennial bright spot for rehires particularly for production workers such as Construction workers (Carpenters, Masons, Tile Setters) and other trades and related workers (Plumbers, Machine Operators, Drivers, etc.). Major companies like Saudi Aramco & Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) will need more engineers & construction workers until 2010 to work in $95 million worth of projects;

Source: POEA advisory

• Women migrant workers will also continue to comprise the greater bulk of the total deployment of newly hired OFWs with the upsurge in the demand for Medical workers particularly Nurses and Health Care Assistants wherein a significant portion of job orders require female workers;

• The US market for Teachers is likewise on an upward trend particularly in the field of science and mathematics;

• There are bright employment prospects in the United Arab Emirates based on the employment opportunities for Filipino workers that are expected in the following sectors:


Construction and Tourism – various skills such as Engineers, Welders, & other skills will be needed for on-going construction of man- made islands in the Northern Emirates. Upon completion, these islands, being tourist attractions will require service workers such as Gardeners, Waiters/Waitresses and other Hotel staff; Health and Related Services – new hospitals and private clinics are being built and Filipino medical professionals are highly preferred in this sector; Oil Industry – former refinery workers are being hired in this sector where Filipinos occupy

technical support position;

Household Services – the hiring of Filipino household workers, who constitute the

bulk of the deployment to the UAE, will continue.


• The demand for foreign workers in Israel has been rising particularly in three (3) sectors: Agriculture, Construction and Care- giving. Our country regards Israel as a traditional market for Caregivers;

• The Philippine embassy in Cairo, Egypt recently reported about job opportunities in Sudan following the passage of Sudan’s Freedom of Investment Act which paves the way to the flow of investments into the country: The Foreign Minister of Sudan is looking forward to the entry of Filipino construction labor for the country’s various Construction projects; Filipino healthcare professionals, particularly Nurses, may be tapped to compliment Sudan’s growing medical needs.


• Korea’s Construction industry is seeking to hire thousands of foreign workers as industrial trainees amidst the shortage of workers in the local labor market;

• According to the head of a delegation of Singaporean recruitment agencies who recently visited the Philippines, the current economic environment in Singapore is now conducive to the entry of more foreign workers and the demand could reach a high of 53,000 during the next five years and 50 to 60 percent of this number could come from the Philippines to work in : the hotel & gaming industry as managers, supervisors, croupiers, dealers, chambermaids & waiters/waitresses; the construction sector as architects, engineers & draftsmen.


• The government of Canada has recently opened its labor market for temporary workers to be deployed in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Manpower requirements consists of construction workers (welders, heavy equipment operators, pipe fitters, plumbers, carpenters, electricians and general laborers); farm and forestry workers; service workers (waiters/waitress, room attendants, cooks, housekeeping workers); agricultural production workers; nurses; and caregivers;

• Another country which has embarked on one of the most ambitious development programs in the world today is Qatar, generating thousands of job opportunities for foreign workers in the oil and gas sector; infrastructure and construction; health and medical services;


• Brunei’s oil and gas, hotel and restaurant and construction industries offer good employment opportunities for skilled workers and professionals such as fabricators, riggers, high pressure operators, managers and engineers (civil, structural, electrical);

• Korea and Taiwan remains to be major destinations for Filipino factory workers. At the same time, the construction and ship-building sectors in Korea will require skilled workers while there are emerging opportunities for IT and healthcare workers in Taiwan;

•There is a rising demand for overseas workers in Malaysia consisting of the following categories

- IT and related skills- skilled workers in shipbuilding and ship

repair- casino workers and entertainers


• There will be more employment opportunities for Filipino nurses in the ASEAN region under the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on nursing services, under the MRA, licensed Filipino nurses will be recognized by the host country and allowed to practice their profession in the ASEAN member countries and vice-versa;

• The projected demand for Filipino nurses in various overseas destinations consists of:– 1 million nurses up to 2010 in the USA– 10,000 registered nurses up to 2010 in Canada– 10,000 nurses up to 2008 in Ireland– 50,000 nurses by 2010 in the UK– 40,000 nurses by 2010 in Australia (immigrant

status)• There is also a growing demand for nurses

specializing in geriatric care, acute/intensive care, cardiovascular care, renal, dialysis, oncology and telemetry;


• There are plans to hire Filipino nurses for Auckland, New Zealand by the counties Manukau District Health Board under the direct – hiring scheme with the POEA;

• Hawaii is a potential market for Filipino nurses due to the present nursing shortage in this state. Filipino nurses who have passed the required state examination can enter Hawaii as licensed nursing professionals and fill-in the supply gap;

• An Agreement has also been forged between the Philippines and Bahrain in an exchange training and recruitment program for Filipino nurses and other health professionals;


• Employment Opportunities for License Practical Nurses (LPNs) in the USA:

The employment of LPNs is projected to grow by 14% between the period 2006 and 2016 in response to the long term care needs of an increasingly elderly population and the general increase in demand for health care services;

The projected shortage of medical workers particularly nurses which is estimated to reach around 810,000 by 2020, will create job opportunities for Filipino nurses, including LPNs, as they are preferred over other nationalities;

Home health care agencies will offer a large number of new jobs for LPNs because of an increasing number of older people with functional disabilities, consumer preferences for care in the home and technological advances that it make possible to bring increasingly complex treatments into the home.


• The deployment of OFWs in Guam to work in the U.S. Marines relocation project from Okinawa to Guam is a major possibility by 2010. Considering that there is a shortage of skilled manpower in Guam, workers will be needed for the construction of housing and other infrastructure needed for the relocation;

• The construction boom in Kuwait will create 11,356 job opening;

• Other employment opportunities are expected from the construction and oil exploration sectors in Libya and likewise in hotel services, tourism and fisheries;


Hot Jobs: Top 20 Vacancies, Local/Overseas (thru Phil-Jobnet, April 25 – May 2, 2008)

Rank Position/Title No. Location1 Professional Nurse(General) 5,000 Overseas

2 Staff Nurse 3450 Overseas

3 Call Center Agent 814 Local

4 Customer Service Assistant 300 Local

5 Production Worker/Factory Worker

289 Local/Overseas

6 Sales Clerk 236 Local

7 Rigger 215 Overseas

8 Electrical Engineer (General) 206 Local/Overseas

9 Cashier 177 Local/Overseas

10 Technical Support Staff 150 Local

(con’t.) Hot Jobs: Top 20 Vacancies, Local/Overseas

thru Phil-Jobnet, April 25 – May 2, 2008

Rank Position/Title No Location11 Mechanical Engineer (General) 138 Local/Overseas

12 Merchandizer 135 Local/Overseas

13 Sales Associate Professional 115 Local

14 Electrician (General) 111 Local/Overseas

Sales Supervisor 111 Local

15 Project Analyst 102 Overseas

16 Civil Engineer (General) 90 Local/Overseas

17 Pipe Fabricator 86 Overseas

18 Service Crew 78 Local

19 Draftsman (General) 77 Local/Overseas

20 Heavy Truck Driver 76 Overseas

Occupations with Supply Gaps in Priority Sectors (Hard-to-Fill)

Hotel & Restaurant• Cook

• Tour Guide

• Reservation Officer for Hotels & Travel Agencies

• Butler

• Barista

Cyber services• Engineer

• Accountant

• Animator

• Programmer

• Contact Center Agent

• Medical Transcriptionist

• Editor


Health, Wellness & Medical Tourism• Doctor• Nurse• Massage Therapist• Spa Therapist

Mining• Geologist• Mining Engineer• Metallurgical Engineer


Shipbuilding• Welder (FCAW/GMAW/ALLOY)• Fabricator• Pipe Fitter• Marine Electrician

Maritime• Marine Officer• Seafarer• Culinary Chef

Construction• Architect• Engineer• Welder (FCAW/GMAW/SMAW• Heavy Equipment Mechanic• Insulator• Rigger• Fabricator• Pipe Fitter

AgribusinessEntrepreneur

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