Labor Turnover Survey 2016
Philippines, 2016 - 2017
Identification
PHL_2016_LTS_v01_M
Labor Turnover Survey 2016
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Philippines | PHL |
Enterprise/Establishment Survey [en/oth]
The Labor Turnover Survey (LTS) is a quarterly sample survey of enterprises in Metro Manila conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
The survey is a spin off from the Employment, Hours and Earnings Survey (EHES), a survey of non-agricultural establishments with at least 20 workers. The EHES was conducted quarterly from 1989 to 1997 and semestral from 1998 until first Semester 2002.
The Labor Turnover Survey (LTS) aims to generate quarterly data on labor turnover (accession and separation rates) as indicators of labor market activity in large business enterprises.
The information gathered in this survey is intended to generate timely labor market signals as sound basis in planning, policy formulation and decision making in goverment, business and industry.
Sample survey data [ssd]
Enterprise
Version
Final dataset for official estimates
2017-04-17
Scope
- Total Employment
- Total Accession (Due to Expansion and Replacement)
- Total Separation (Employer-Initiated and Employee-Initiated)
- Existing Job Vacancies (Number and type of occupations) at the end of the quarter
- Agency-hired Workers
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Business statistics | Philippine Statistics Authority |
| Business and agricultural surveys | Philippine Statistics Authority |
Coverage
National capital region
NCR I : Manila, San Juan, Pasay
NCR II: Quezon City, Marikina
NCR III : Makati, Pasig, Pateros, Mandaluyong
NCR IV: Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela
NCR V: Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Taguig
The sampling frame for the 2016 LTS is an integrated list from enterprises culled from the 2015 List of Establishments in the NCR prepared by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the updated sampling frames of LTS 2014 and LTS 2015. This comprises 16,194 business firms/enterprises with an employment size of at least 20.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) | National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Philippine Statistics Authority | Salaries and Survey Operations |
Sampling
The enterprise is the unit of enumeration in the LTS and it has for its sampling domain the eighteen (18) major industry groups (1-digit) based on the 2009 PSIC. The survey covered business enterprises located in the National Capital Region (NCR) to provide a quick and timely assessment of the labor market activity through a sample survey with manageable sample size given the limited budget. NCR accounts for one-third of the country's gross domestic product and about two-thirds of the total large business enterprises in the Philippines.
The sampling frame for the 2016 LTS is an integrated list from enterprises culled from the 2015 List of Establishment in the NCR prepared by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in coordination with Service and Industry Census Division (SICD) the updated sampling frames of LTS 2014 and LTS 2015. This comprises 16,194 business firms/enterprises with an employment size of at least 20. This list was obtained and updated prior to the conduct of LTS for the first quarter of 2016. The updated frame was used in the sample size determination and sample selection for the first quarter survey round. The same sample size was retained in all quarters of the year.
After each survey round, all enterprises that responded are automatically considered as samples for the next survey rounds. To fill up the lack in the computed sample size, samples will be drawn by industry from the updated sampling frame. In cases where there are no enterprises to sample in some industries, the total number of samples needed for these industries will be allocated proportionally to other industries with available samples.
The sample enterprises in each domain were drawn through simple random sampling.
Replacement of sample enterprise is done when the sampled enterprise falls in one of the following situation during the field operation: (1) cannot be located; (2) refuse to answer; (3) temporarily closed; (4) duplicate of another sample enterprise; (5) permanently closed; or (6) on strike.
1st Qtr - 96.59 %
2nd Qtr - 98.22 %
3rd Qtr - 97.33 %
4th Qtr - 100.00 %
Weights were not computed.
Survey instrument
The questionnaire contained the following information:
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Name and Address of Enterprise
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Main Economic Activity and Major Products/Goods or Services
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Item of Information
I. Employment
A. Total Employment ( Month 1. Month 2, Month 3)
II. Labor Turnover
A. Total Accessions (New Hires)
- Expansion
- Replacement
B. Total Separation
- Employee-initiated
- Employer-initiated
III. Agency-hired Workers
IV. Existing Job Vacancies
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Certification of Respondents
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Survey Personnel
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-25 | 2016-07-08 | 1st Quarter 2016 |
| 2016-08-18 | 2016-10-07 | 2nd Quarter 2016 |
| 2016-11-23 | 2017-01-17 | 3rd Quarter 2016 |
| 2017-02-02 | 2017-03-24 | 4th Quarter 2016 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Philippine Statistics Authority | National Economic and Development Authority |
Employment Demand Statistics Division
The conduct of training on data collection and field editing for field personnel was done a week before the actual data collection to ensure that statistical and survey standards are observed.
Survey Area Supervisors were assigned to allocate questionnaires to job order field personnel. Sample questionnaires were distributed to field personnel based on their respective area of assignments. They were also provided with "Enumerator's Control List" (FM-PSA 02) where they can record the status of the questionnaires and contact information of the respondents.
Each enumerator was provided with a letter of introduction to be presented to the sample enterprise. Upon reaching the enterprise, the enumerator introduced himself/herself to the receptionist or to any person who referred him/her to the HRD/personnel manager or the designated employee responsible for answering government surveys. In such instance, the enumerator re-introduced himself/herself to this contact person.
Some of the questionnaires were retrieved on-the-spot upon delivery. If not, the enumerator and respondent/contact person agreed on the pick-up date or the respondent was advised to send the accomplished LTS form thru electronic mode, e.g., fax or e-mail with the certification portion duly signed or noted by the contact person.
Survey status report on the questionnaire retrieval rate and performance rating of enumerators were prepared every 5th and 20th day of the month.
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Statistician | Philippine Statistics Authority | www.info@psa.gov.ph | data@psa.gov.ph |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | The PSA and its field personnel shall hold all data supplied by the establishments/households/individuals in confidence. The information obtained from each respondent of the census/survey or individual/establishment in administrative records shall be for statistical purposes only and not for taxation, regulation nor investigation purposes. The data shall be processed with others of the same category and shall be disseminated in summary forms or statistical tables so as not to reveal the identity of any respondent. Confidentiality of primary data collected from respondents/administrative records systems is guaranteed by Section 26 of the Republic Act No. 10625 (Philippine Statistics Act of 2013). Penalties shall be enforced to acts of breach of confidential information pursuant to Section 27 of the said Act. |
The use of this dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the identification of the Primary Investigator (including country name)
- the full title of the survey and its acronym (when available), and the year(s) of implementation
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download (for datasets disseminated online)
Example:
Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Labor Turnover Survey (LTS) 2016, Ref. PHL_2016_LTS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The data users/researchers acknowledge that the PSA bears no liabilities and responsibilities for any particular, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages, whatsoever resulting from loss of use, or of data in connection with the use or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
(c) 2016, Philippine Statistics Authority
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief, Knowledge Management and Communications Division | Philippine Statistics Authority | info@psa.gov.ph | www.psa.gov.ph |
| Chief, Employment Demand Statistics Division | Philippine Statistics Authority | edsd.staff@psa.gov.ph | www.psa.gov.ph |