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PHIL IPPINES

RUTH R.RODRIGUEZ Division Chief, Bureau Employment of Local Employment

Department of Labor and Employment Republic of the Philippines

making every young Juan and Maria

job ready

The views expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views

or policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the governments they

represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no

responsibility for any consequence of their use. The countries listed in this paper do not imply any view

on ADB's part as to sovereignty or independent status or necessarily conform to ADB's terminology.

Key Employment Indicators, 2010-2014, Q1 2015

INDICATOR 2010 2011 2012 2013* 2014* Q1 2015*P AVE. P Q1

Household Population

(15 years old and over)

60,717 61,882 62,985 61,176 62,189 61777 62,870

Labor Force (‘000) 38,893 40,006 40,426 39,088 40,050 39387 40,090 Employed Persons (‘000) 36,035 37,192 37,600 36,286 37,310 36418 37,455 Unemployed Persons (‘000) 2,859 2,814 2,826 2,801 2,740 2969 2,635 Underemployed Persons (‘000) 6,762 7,163 7,514 6,912 6,870 7103 6,548 Labor Participation Rate (%) 64.1 64.6 64.2 63.9 64.4 63.8 63.8 Employment Rate (%) 92.0 92.8 93.1 92.8 93.2 92.5 93.4 Unemployment Rate (%) 8.0 7.2 7.0 7.2 6.8 7.5 6.6 Underemployment Rate (%) 18.8 19.3 20.0 19.0 18.4 19.5 17.5 Youth Unemployment Rate(%) 17.6 16.3 16.2 16.1 15.8 17.3 15.0

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, averages of four (4) rounds of 2010-2014, and January 2014-2015 Labor Force Surveys (LFS) * Estimates exclude figures for Region 8. P - Preliminary

EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

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Youth comprises half of the

unemployed population

Source: January 2015 Labor Force Survey Results, Institute for Labor Studies *Excludes figure for Region VIII or Eastern Visayas.

15-24

YEARS OLD

47.3% or 1.246 M

(vs. 48.2% or 1.432 M in January 2014)

48.8 % or 1.287 M

25-54

YEARS OLD

(vs. 47.3% or 1.404 M in January 2014)

JANUARY 2015 LFS:

EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO


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JANUARY 2015 LFS:

LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE Total: 63.8% Male: 77.8% Female: 49.8%

EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO

Male 50%

(31.34M)

Female 50%

(31.53M)

WORKING AGE POPULATION

(62.870 M)

Male 61%

(24.39M)

Female 39%

(15.69M)

LABOR FORCE (40.09M)


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JANUARY 2015 LFS:

Male 60.47%

(22.65M)

Female 39.52%

(14.80M)

EMPLOYMENT

(37.45M)

EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO


Male 66.0%

(1.74M)

Female 34.0%

(0.89M)

UNEMPLOYMENT

(2.63M)

Significant reduction in unemployment rate levels was seen across key demographics

7.1% 1.74M

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(vs. 6.9% or 1.07 M in Jan 2014)

JANUARY 2015 LFS:

5.7% (0.89M)

(vs. 7.9% or 1.90 M in Jan2014)

EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO


SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION


Source: Bird, K. 2012. Are Filipino Youth off to a Good Start? Youth Labor Market Experience in the Philippines. ADB. Manila.

The school-to-work 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 youth’s 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

The Filipino youth’s slow transition from school to work reduces their chances of finding a good job because their ‘employability’ diminishes.

The transition period may include the following: Job search behavior Short term skills training Temporary work, household duties Inactivity – staying at home out of employment,

education and training (NEET)


SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION


About 1 in 4 youth are not in employment, education and training system at any one time – Prolong periods in NEET can damage youth future

labor market prospects Women in particular are at risk of becoming NEET

– About one in three young women are in NEET at any one time

Young people from lower income families more at risk of becoming NEET after finishing education

Philippines NEET Rates are relatively high on an international comparison


YOUTH NEET


Republic Act 8759 was enacted in 1999 institutionalizing a national employment facilitation service

network through the establishment of

in every province, key cities and other strategic areas.

ESTABLISHED PESOs 1,925

INSTITUTIONALIZED PESOs 391


Public Employment Service Offices

Enhancing the employability of at-risk youth to improve their

integration into productive employment.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | PHILIPPINES

DOLE, ADB, and the Government of Canada share the same

goal of inclusive growth:

Employment creation and poverty reduction

Helping young Filipinos get a head start in their careers

DOLE, ADB, and the Government of Canada implements the

JobStart Philippines program:

DOLE as the Executing Agency

PESOs as Implementing Agencies

Employers as our Partners

THE PARTNERSHIP


THE EMPLOYMENT FACILITATION FULL CYCLE

1. Registration and Client Assessment 2. Life Skills Training (plus one-on-one career guidance)

3. Job-Matching

4. Referral for interviews with

JobStart Employers

5b. Technical Training (up to 3 months)

6. Work Experience (up to 3 months)

Pre-

qualifications

Internship

Offers

Training

Plans

Signing of

partnership agreements

5a. Wage Employment

YES NO

Job Ready?

5c. Other DOLE youth

employment/training programs

5d. Further CG and job

matching

7. Referral for Job

Placement (PESO

available vacancies)


JobStart Client Tracking System (Data as of 18 May 2015)

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REGISTRANTS – 5,412

PRESELECTED PARTICIPANTS – 4,339 (random, public draw)

SELECTED PARTICIPANTS – 1,820 (computerized, match pair)

LIFE SKILLS TRAINING GRADUATES – 1,415

TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING AND INTERNSHIPS - 596


MALE 2,354 FEMALE 3,058

MALE 1,895 FEMALE 2,444

MALE 845 FEMALE 975

MALE 289 FEMALE 307

MALE 642 FEMALE 763

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Internship Positions Dominated by Females – Marketing Staff, Office Staff, Call Center Agent, Cashier, Quality Controller, Public Area Attendant, Store Supervisor

Internship Positions Dominated by Males – Janitor, Computer Maintenance Technician, Production Worker (Bakery), Printing Machine Operator, Decorative Painter, Lay-out Artist, Warehouse Personnel

Gender Neutral – Housekeeping Attendant, Hotel Service Crew, Welder and Flame cutter, Production Endline Crew (Fast food and Manufacturing), Gaming Assistant,

F&B Attendant


JobStart Client Tracking System (Data as of 18 May 2015)

Benefits of JobStart Philippines (ADB Mid-term Review, November 2014)

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Employers – reported satisfied with JobStart o Better prepared job applicants through life skills

training o Flexibility provided to employers in developing the

training plans

JobStart beneficiaries – reported satisfied with JobStart o Improved confidence through life skills training o Technical training and work experience provides

relevant skills to land a job o Improved chances of finding a job


JobStart targets youth NEET, both men and women

Pre-selection and selection process of pilot program participants was gender proportionate

Client Tracking System – monitors transactions and records statistics/data sets by gender

Internship positions in the service industry mostly occupied by female JobStarters

Impact evaluation – tracer study to determine employment outcomes of both male and female

HOW DID JOBSTART CONSIDER GENDER IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING?



“Timid at first, my exposure to first-hand work experience

helped boost my self-confidence. Now, I enjoy

working in a team.”

“I learned to serve honestly and with integrity my

obligations not only at work, buy for my family and my

fellows as well.”

“I got promoted after my internship! I now earn a little higher than before

which I save for the repair of our home.”

“For an undereducated or under-skilled, a young

single mother like me, good thing I have gotten greater

chances of securing a decent job!”

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THANK YOU!

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