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Employed Persons by Highest Grade Completed, by Region and Sex:2017

Table ID:1B3AHRS0

Indicator Employed, Highest Grade Completed, Sex, Region
Definition Employed - Employed persons include all those who, during the reference period are 15 years old and over as of their last birthday and are reported either:
a. At work. Those who do any work even for one hour during the reference period for pay or profit, or work without pay on the farm or business enterprise operated by a member of the same household related by blood, marriage or adoption; or
b. With a job but not at work. Those who have a job or business but are not at work because of temporary illness or injury, vacation or other reasons. Likewise, persons who expect to report for work or to start operation of a farm or business enterprise within two weeks from the date of the enumerator’s visit are considered employed.
Highest Grade Completed - refers to the highest grade or year completed in school, college, or university. This may be any one of the specific grades or years in elementary, high school, post secondary school, college, and post baccalaureate levels of schooling. It also includes preschool education.
Method of Computation Technical Notes on the Labor Force Survey (LFS)
Source of Basic Data Labor Force Survey (LFS)
Source Document/Agency Philippine Statistics Authority
Frequency of Release Quarterly
Latest Available January 2018
Level of Disaggregation National/Regional
General Information
Specific Metadata
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