Labor Force Survey 2016

Philippines, 2016

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Reference ID

PHL_2016_LFS-APR_v01_M

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Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

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C36-Available for Work (PUFC36_AVAIL)

Data file: lfs_april2016

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 87

End: 87

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Had opportunity for work existed last week or within two weeks, would __ been available?

Categories

Value	Category
1	Available for Work During the Past Week
2	Not Available for Work During the Past Week

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

Current availability for work is one of the three criteria of the definition of unemployment specified by the international statistical standards. This criterion should be interpreted as current availability and readiness to work given a suitable work opportunity. It also means that there are no impediments to start work if a suitable work opportunity existed.

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