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Union Membership, % Distribution

Table ID: 3K3E1102

Indicator Union density rate
Definition All establishments employing 20 or more workers.  Before 2012, non-agricultural only.
Indicator defined as: Total employees who are union members as a percentage share of total employees.
Method of Computation Total employees who are union members as a percentage share of total employees.
Source of Basic Data BLES Integrated Survey, Industrial Relations at the Workplace Survey, Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment
Source Document/ Agency Philippine Statistics Authority
Frequency of Release Annually
Latest Available 2016
Level of Disaggregation Total, men, women; Branch of economic activity
Remarks The conduct of BITS started in 2003; it is not done annually.  With the creation of PSA in 2013, BITS will be known as ISLE starting 2014.
Data on union membership used to be collected through IRWS; available for 1995 and 1999. Services exclude public administration and defense, compulsory social security; public education and health; and extra-territorial organizations and bodies.
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Last Updated 25/09/2018
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