SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT
GOALS (SDG)
CONFERENCE

Bureau of Local Employment, Department of Labor and Employment, 2016

Eight (8) Millennium Development Goals

reduce poverty, improve health, and promote peace, human

ts, gender equality, and environmental sustainability.

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Millennium Development Goals

EMPLOYMENT INDICATORS IN THE MDG

2008 Resolutions Promote full and productive employment

and decent work for all main route to combat extreme
poverty and hunger
MDG 1 was expanded to include a new target for
employment and four (4) new employment indicators
Call on all countries to monitor and report on the progress in
the employment situation and provide data disaggregated by
sex
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Millennium Development Goals

Social
Protection

Social
Dialogue

Rights at
Work

Employment

DECENT
WORK

Decent Work is the primary means for

individuals to lift themselves and their families
out of poverty in a sustainable manner.
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PH MDG Performance
On track:

Lagging behind:

Providing universal access

to primary education
Providing educational
opportunities for girls
Reducing infant and
under- five mortality

Reversing the incidence

of malaria
Increasing tuberculosis
detection and cure rates
Increasing the proportion of
HHs with access to safe
water supply
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Elementary education
in terms of completion
rate
Maternal mortality
Access to reproductive
health
HIV/AIDS

Source: The Philippines Fifth Progress Report MDG, NEDA,

2014

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MDG Employment Indicators

Goal 1 (Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger)
Target 1B: Achieve full and productive employment
and decent work for all, including women and young
people
1. labor productivity
2. Employment-to-population ratio
3. Proportion of self-employed and unpaid family
workers
4. Working poverty rate
MDG 3 (Promote Gender Equality and Empower
Women)
1. Womens participation in wage employment
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MDG Employment Indicators

Labor productivity indicated progress since 2010, but erratic
Employment-to-population ratio (EPR) was almost steady
The proportion of self-employed and unpaid family workers in total

employment dropped
Womens share in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector was
consistently below 50%

MDG Employment Indicator

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Labor productivity growth rate

2.5

-1.7

4.7

0.4

5.7

5.6

2.8

5.4

Employment-to-population ratio

58.9

59.2

59.3

60.1

59.7

59.4

60.4

59.7

Proportion of self-employed and unpaid

family workers in total employment

43.5

42.6

41.7

41.1

39.3

38.3

38.9

37.6

41.7

41.9

42.0

41.8

41.4

41.2

41.0

Share of women in wage employment in

the non-agricultural sector

MDG Employment Indicators

Working poverty rate relatively unchanged
One out of every five employed resides in a poor
household. This indicates that the incomes of the
employed remained inadequate to lift themselves and
their families out of poverty.
MDG Employment
Indicator

2003

2006

2009

2012

Working poverty rate

21.6

22.1

22.4

21.9

Employment-related

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Promote sustained INCLUSIVE and SUSTAINABLE economic growth,

FULL and PRODUCTIVE employment, and DECENT WORK for ALL

Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in
particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least
developed countries.

Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological

upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and
labour-intensive sectors.

Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job

creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, encourage the formalization
and growth of MSMEs.

Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and

production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental
degradation, in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes for
sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead.

Promote sustained INCLUSIVE and SUSTAINABLE economic growth,

FULL and PRODUCTIVE employment, and DECENT WORK for ALL

By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and
men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for
work of equal value.

By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education

or training.

Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery
and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst
forms of child labor, including recruitment and use of child soldiers and end child
labor in all its forms.

Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all
workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in
precarious employment.

Promote sustained INCLUSIVE and SUSTAINABLE economic growth,

FULL and PRODUCTIVE employment, and DECENT WORK for ALL

By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates
jobs and promotes local culture and products.

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Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand

access to banking, insurance and financial services for all.

11

Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed
countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related
Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries.

12

By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and
implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization.

EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONER
PH employment situation improved
Youth unemployment declined to 14.3% from 17.6%
Youth NEET rate down to 23% from 25%

INDICATOR
Household
Population (15 years
old and over)
Labor Force (000)
Employed Persons (000)
Unemployed Persons (000)
Underemployed Persons (000)
Labor Participation Rate (%)
Employment Rate (%)
Unemployment Rate (%)
Underemployment Rate (%)
Youth Unemployment Rate (%)

Key Employment Indicators: Philippines

2010-2015, April 2015-2016
2010
2011
2012 2013
2014

2015P

2015P

2016P

APR

APR

60,717

61,882

62,985

61,176

64,033

64,939

64,802

66,805

38,893
36,035
2,859
6,762
64.1
92.0
8.0
18.8
17.6

40,006
37,192
2,814
7,163
64.6
92.8
7.2
19.3
16.3

40,426
37,600
2,826
7,514
64.2
93.1
7.0
20.0
16.2

39,088
36,286
2,801
6,912
63.9
92.8
7.2
19.0
16.1

41,379
38,651
2,728
7,118
64.6
93.4
6.6
18.4
15.3

41,344
38,742
2,602
7,181
63.7
93.7
6.3
18.5
15.0

41,840
39,159
2,681
6,983
64.6
93.6
6.4
17.8
14.9

42,510
39,916
2,594
7,351
63.6
93.9
6.1
18.4
14.6

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, averages of four (4) rounds of 2010-2014 Labor Force Survey
P - Preliminary
* The annual estimates for 2013 and 2014 exclude Region VIII or Eastern Visayas.

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Employment Situationer
APRIL 2016 LFS:

Youth composes almost half

unemployed population

50.1%

or 1.298 M 15-24 y/o

(vs. 50.4% or 1.350 M in Apr 2015)

of the

49.9%

or 1.295 M 25 y/o and above

(vs. 49.6% or 1.331 M in Apr 2015)

Youth unemployment rate

is

more than twice

6.1%

(vs. 6.4 % in Apr 2015)

National unemployment rate

the national rate

14.6%

(vs. 14.9% in Apr 2015)

Youth unemployment rate

Source: Current Labor Statistics, Philippine Statistics Authority

Employment Situationer
APRIL 2016 LFS:

A considerable part of the unemployed population, most

probably the young ones, consists of educated workers

42.6%

or 1.105 M of the total unemployed have

reached or graduated from HIGH SCHOOL
(vs. 45.0% or 1.207 M in April 2015)

About 0.939 M of the total unemployed

population have reached or graduated from
COLLEGE or about
(vs. 36.9% or 0.933 M in April 2015)

36.2%

Source: Current Labor Statistics, Philippine Statistics

Authority

EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONER

and they lack pertinent skills and experience

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EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONER

Slow school-to-worktransition

The school-towork transition

for many young
Filipinos is
associated with
change, waiting,
and uncertainty.

It takes a high school leaver up to 3

years to find a first job and 4 years to
find a permanent wage job.

It takes a college graduate 1 year to

find a first job and up to 2 years to find
a permanent job.

The youths educational attainment, age, behavior towards job searching, his family,
social network, minimum wage, regulations and restrictions on employment
arrangements are as strong factors influencing their school-to-work transition
Source: Bird, K. 2012. Are Filipino Youth off to a Good Start? Youth Labor Market
Experience in the Philippines (unpublished). ADB. Manila.

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EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONER
Jobseekers appear to lack certain socio-emotional skills/traits

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Semiconductor
and electronics

Natural
health
products

Petrochemicals
Chemicals

IT-BPM
Furniture

Electric
vehicles

Jewelry

Rubber
Ceramic
tiles
Mass housing

Copper
Automotive
parts

Cement

Aerospace
industries

Plastic

Automotive

Iron and
steel

Biodiesel

Motorcycles

Tool and die

Metal casting

Environmentrelated jobs

Green
Jobs

Decent
jobs

Green Jobs Across Sectors

Introduce
Introduce
low
carbon
low
policies
carbon
policies
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resource
use
resource
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energy
and energy

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Green Jobs Across Sectors

Agriculture

Construction

Tourism

Transport

14,160 to
118,000 jobs
in organic
agriculture
(assuming at
least 50% of
organic
farmers
meet
decent work
criteria)

1.9 million
workers
211,090
workers
estimated
number of
those
practicing
green
construction

Assumption of
5% of hotels,
restaurants,
tour guides
and
recreational
services
devoted to
ecotourism
Assumption of

31,760
environmentrelated jobs

2.3 million
environment
related jobs
163,439
environmentfriendly jobs
Estimate of
7% of total
jobs may be
green jobs

Green Jobs Across Sectors

Energy

Forestry

Fisheries

Estimated
14,604
green
jobs

Estimated
35,125
green
jobs

Estimated
113,096
green
jobs

2M

Lost of

5.1M

Office and
Administrative jobs

Job gains in Computer and

Mathematical and Architectural
and Engineering

65%
of children entering
primary school today
will ultimately end up
working in completely
new job types that dont
yet exist.
Sources: The Future of Jobs, World Economic Forum, January 2016
The Future of Work, a Journey 2022, www.pwc.com/humancapital

Some Questions
How do we recast career advocacy programs
and services?
What roles do players in emerging sectors
perform in understanding AND responding to the
future of work?
How do we make sure that Filipinos derive the
best in careers that will come up in the future?

SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
GOALS (SDG)
CONFERENCE

Bureau of Local Employment, Department of Labor and Employment, 2016