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Youth Unemployment Rate, 15-24 Years

Table ID: 3K3F2060

Indicator Percentage of the total number of unemployed youth to the total number of youth in the labor force.
Definition Unemployed
The unemployed include all persons who are 15 years old and over as of their last birthday and are reported as:
without work, i.e., had no job or business during the basic survey reference period;
AND currently available for work, i.e., were available and willing to take up work in paid employment or self employment during the basic survey reference period, and/or would be available and willing to take up work in paid employment or self employment within two weeks after the interview date;
AND seeking work, i.e., had taken specific steps to look for a job or establish a business during the basic survey reference period;
OR not seeking work due to the following reasons:
tired/believe no work available, i.e., the discouraged workers who looked for work within the last six months prior to the interview date;
awaiting results of previous job application;
temporary illness/disability; (d) bad weather; and (e) waiting for rehire/job recall.

Persons in the Labor Force or Economically Active Population
Include all persons 15 years old and over as of their last birthday who are either employed or unemployed.
Method of Computation YUR=(YU/YLF)*100

where:

YUR = Youth Unemployment Rate
YU = total number of unemployed youth
YLF = total number of youth in the labor force
Source of Basic Data Labor Force Survey (LFS)
Source Document/Agency Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Frequency of Release Annually
Latest Available 2018
Level of Disaggregation National: Total, men, women
Remarks  
Contacts Employment Demand Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16/F Cyberpod 3 Eton Centris, EDSA cor Quezon Avenue,
Quezon City, Philippines 1100
Tel./Fax: +632-3761952
E-mail: edsd.staff@psa.gov.ph
Last Updated 09/24/2018
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