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Department of Labor and Employment
Bureau of Local Employment
Manila, Philippines
VOL. VI No.1
A PROFILE OF JOB VACANCIES AND JOBSEEKERS
AT THE PHIL-JOBNET
First Quarter 2011
PHIL-JOBNET is the official job website of the Philippine government. It aims to fast-track the search of jobseekers for available
job opportunities, as well as employers’ search for manpower needs. Registered employers, companies and agencies can post vacancies
for their manpower requirements in the Phil-Jobnet for free. For jobseekers, it is an avenue to register and post a personal copy of their
resumes for accessibility to interested employers.
VACANCIES POSTED
For the first three months of 2011, an average of 49,793 job
vacancies, for both local and overseas employment were posted at
the Phil-Jobnet. As shown in Figure 1, most of the vacancies posted
were for local job openings.
FIGURE 1 - Percentage Share of Vacancies Posted at the
Phil-Jobnet by Location of Vacancy: 1st Quarter 2011
67.9%
32.1%
Farmers, Forestry Workers and
Fishermen - -
Trade and Related Workers 5,617 11.3
Plant and Machine Operators
and Assemblers 4,044 8.1
Laborers and Unskilled Workers 3,692 7.4
Special Occupations - -
Vacancies for Clerks (43.6%) made up more than a third of the
vacancies published in the Phil-Jobnet for the first quarter of 2011.
Professionals and Trade and Related Workers also put up significant
shares of 16.4% and 11.3%, respectively, during the reference
quarter.
Local
Overseas
FIGURE 2 - Percentage Share of Vacancies ln Top 5 Major
Occupations in the Phil-Jobnet: 1st Quarter 2011
By Major Occupation Group
TABLE 1 - Vacancies Posted at the Phil-Jobnet by Major
Occupation Group: 1st Quarter 2011
MAJOR
VACANCIES
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP NUMBER % SHARE
T O T A L 49,793 100.0
Officials of Government and
Special-Interest Organizations,
Corporate Executives,
Managers, Managing
Proprietors and Supervisors 2,069 4.2
Professionals 8,176 16.4
Technicians and Associate
Professionals 2,163 4.3
Clerks 21,711 43.6
Service Workers and Shop
and Market Sales Workers 2,321 4.7
Laborers &
Unskilled Workers,
7.4
Plant & Machine
Operators, 8.1
Professionals, 16.4
Trade & Related
Workers, 11.3
Clerks, 43.6
0 10 20 30 40 50
By Major Industry Group
Jobs advertised in the Services sector continued to be the
chief source of job vacancies with 96% share in the Phil-Jobnet.
Vacancies posted under Real Estate Renting and Business
Activities accounted for the biggest share in the Services sector with
84.4%. Manpower needs under the Public Administration and
Defense, Compulsory Social Security posted a modest share of
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6.2%, while the Agriculture and Industry sector put up only a
combined 4.0% share.
TABLE 2 - Vacancies Posted in the Phil-Jobnet by Major Industry
Group: 1st Quarter 2011
MAJOR INDUSTRY
VACANCIES
GROUP
NUMBER % SHARE
T O T A L 49,793 100.0
AGRICULTURE 10 0.0
INDUSTRY 1,999 4.0
Manufacturing 1,209 2.4
Mining and Quarrying 234 0.5
Construction 555 1.1
SERVICES 47,785 96.0
Wholesale and Retail
Trade; Repair of Motor
Vehicles, Motorcycles
and Personal and
943 1.9
Household Goods
Hotels & Restaurants 426 0.9
Transport, Storage and
Communication 293 0.6
Financial
Intermediation 117 0.2
Real Estate Renting
and Business 42,009 84.4
Public Administration
and Defense
Compulsory Social
Security
3,074 6.2
Education 186 0.4
Health and Social Work 70 0.1
Other Community,
Social and Other
Personal Services
668 1.3
FIGURE 3 - Percentage Share of Vacancies Posted in Top 5
Major Industries in the Phil-Jobnet: 1st Quarter 2011
number of employers did not indicate a specific age bracket to fill up
their vacancies (34.1%), whereas 42.9% of the registered advertising
employers preferred workers within the 25-44 years old age bracket.
TABLE 3 - Vacancies Posted in the Phil-Jobnet by Selected
Indicators: 1st Quarter 2011
INDICATOR
VACANCIES
NUMBER % SHARE
SEX 49,793 100.0
Male 16,942 34.0
Female 4,373 8.8
Male/Female 28,479 57.2
CIVIL STATUS 49,793 100.0
Single 14,908 29.9
Married 79 0.2
Widower - -
Separated 200 0.4
No Preference 34,606 69.5
AGE GROUP 49,793 100.0
15 – 19 4 0.0
20 – 24 464 0.9
25 – 34 9,796 19.7
35 – 44 11,542 23.2
45 – 54 10,976 22.0
55 – 64 34 0.1
65-over - -
Not specified 16,978 34.1
YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE 49,793 100.0
5 52 0.1
The bulk or nine out of ten (95.9%) employers did not require
any relevant work experience for the job openings posted, while the
remainder of the employers (4.1%) required work experience.
Real Estate,
Renting &
Business,
84.4%
Public
Administration
& Defense, 6.2%
Other
Community,
1.3%
APPLICANTS REGISTERED
During the period in review, an average of 11,166 job
applicants were registered in the Phil-Jobnet. Applicants categorized
in various occupations are as follows:
By Major Occupation Group
Manufacturing,
2.4%
Wholesale &
Retail Trade,
1.9%
By Sex, Civil Status, Age Group and Years of
Experience
Most of the vacancies posted did not stress any preference
on gender (57.2%) and civil status (69.5%). Meanwhile, a good
TABLE 4 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet by Major
Occupation Group: 1st Quarter 2011
MAJOR
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP
APPLICANTS
REGISTERED
NUMBER % SHARE
T O T A L 11,166 100.0
Officials of Government and
Special-Interest Organizations,
Corporate Executives,
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Managers, Managing
Proprietors and Supervisors 349 3.1
Professionals 1,741 15.6
Technicians and Associate
Professionals 886 7.9
Clerks 2,991 26.8
Service Workers and Shop
and Market Sales Workers 1,929 17.3
Farmers, Forestry Workers and
Fishermen 5 0.0
Trade and Related
Workers 612 5.5
Plant and Machine Operators
and Assemblers 951 8.5
Laborers and Unskilled Workers 1,695 15.2
Special Occupations 6 0.1
More than a quarter (26.8%) of the total registrants who used
the Phil-Jobnet for the period in review was made up of Clerks, while
Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers came next with
17.3%. Professionals and Laborers and Unskilled Workers posted
nearly the same percentage (15.6% and 15.2%) respectively.
By Sex, Civil Status, Age Group and Years of
Experience
For the first quarter, female applicants outnumbered male
applicants, making up more than half (55.5%) of
the total registrants who utilized the Phil-
Jobnet. Eight out of ten (81.0%) applicants
registered were in the age bracket of 20-34
years old, while nine out of ten (91.4%) of the
active Phil-Jobnet registrants have work
experience of more than 5 years, and most
were single in status (79.2%).
TABLE 5 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet by Selected
Indicators: 1st Quarter 2011
INDICATOR NUMBER % SHARE
SEX 11,166 100.0
Male 4,974 44.5
Female 6,192 55.5
CIVIL STATUS 11,166 100.0
Single 8,840 79.2
Married 2,216 19.8
Separated 66 0.6
Widower 44 0.4
AGE GROUP 11,166 100.0
15 – 19 904 8.1
20 – 24 4,990 44.7
25 – 34 4,049 36.3
35 – 44 875 7.8
45 – 54 216 1.9
55 – 64 33 0.3
65-over 100 0.9
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 11,166 100.0
5 10,201 91.4
By Employment Status
TABLE 6 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet by
Employment Status: 1st Quarter 2011
INDICATOR NUMBER % SHARE
T O T A L 11,166 100.0
Employed 953 8.5
Unemployed 10,213 91.5
Most of the applicants who registered online looking for better
opportunities at the time of registration were unemployed (91.5%)
while the rest were employed (8.5%)
By Preference: Local / Overseas
Most of the applicants who registered in the Phil-Jobnet for the
first quarter of 2011 were applying for local jobs (98.7%).
TABLE 7 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet by Location
of Work Preference: 1st Quarter 2011
LOCATION
% SHARE
Local 98.7
Overseas 0.2
Local / Overseas 1.1
TOTAL 100.0
TOP 20 VACANCIES AND APPLICANTS
VACANCIES
APPLICANTS
RANK OCCUPATION NO. OCCUPATION NO.
1
Call Center Agent 11,237 Professional 792
Nurse
2 Customer Service 6,138 Call Center Agent 772
Assistant
3 Professional Nurse 3,754 Production Worker 704
/Factory Worker
4 Accounting Clerk 2,072 Service Crew 506
5 Production Worker / 1,348 Cashier 488
Factory Worker
6 Driver 1,088 Sales Clerk 440
7 Carpenter 793 Data Encoder 352
8 Pharmacist 642 Salesman/
305
Saleslady
9 Domestic Helper 589 Office Clerk 277
10 Mason 542 Waiter/Waitress 138
11 Housekeeping 503 Bagger 127
Supervisor
12 Building Electrician 484 Driver 120
13 Technical Support 425 Welder 118
Staff
14 Production Machine 365 Merchandiser 89
Operator
15 Sales Officer 351 Checker 85
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16 Cashier 305 Stock Clerk 77
17 Janitor/Janitress 281 Computer
74
Technician
18 Salesman/
251 Production Helper 68
Saleslady
19 Construction and 247 Secretary 19
Maintenance
Laborer
20 Technical Support
Representative
239 Accounting Clerk 20
Positions for Call Center Agents dominated the most number
of vacancies posted by the employers at Phil-Jobnet, contributing an
average of 11,237 job postings. For the first quarter of 2011, a
continuing demand on occupations for Customer Service Assistant,
Professional Nurse, Accounting Clerk and Production Worker /Factory
Worker was observed.
Professional Nurses, Call Center Agents and Production
Workers/Factory Workers were the top occupations of applicants who
registered and used electronically with the Phil-Jobnet. Meanwhile,
occupations which were included in the Top 20 in both vacancy
posting and applicant registry included vacancies for Drivers,
Cashiers and Salesman/Saleslady.
Technical Notes:
1. Averages are computed using the previous three months’ figures. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding off.
2. The occurrence of double-posting for a vacancy within a month is probable, as it is elective for posting companies to report back upon filling up their vacancy.
3. Source of data for vacancies come from job postings of different employers, while the number for applicants registered are culled from registration of jobseekers in Phil-Jobnet.
The Labor Market Updates is a publication of the Bureau of Local
Employment which contains information derived from the Phil-Jobnet on
supply-demand situation and trends in occupations, industries and the
labor market in general.
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