09 March 2023, Cotabato City – The Philippine Statistics Authority National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, Usec. Dennis S. Mapa, Ph.D., reported the Preliminary Results of the January 2023 Labor Force Survey via Facebook Livestream at 9:00 am, 09 March 2023. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded the Highest Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) at 73.2%, while Bicol Region had the lowest LFPR with 59.1%. The result was based on the LFS January round with a total of 44,302 sample households surveyed nationwide conducted from 09 to 31 January 2023.

The LFS is a household-based survey conducted monthly and quarterly across the country that gathers data on the demographic and socio- economic characteristics of the population assesses the state of the labor market in the nation and is used, among other things, to figure out the employment and unemployment rates.

ENGR. AKAN G TULA, MPA
OIC-Regional Director
EDFE/ALM/SHDM