A Profile of Job Vacancies and Jobseekers at the Phil-JobNet - 1st ...

Department of Labor and EmploymentBureau of Local EmploymentManila, PhilippinesVOL. V No.1A PROFILE OF JOB VACANCIES AND JOBSEEKERSAT THE PHIL-JOBNETFirst Quarter 2010PHIL-JOBNET is the official job website of the Philippine government. It aims to fast-track the search of jobseekers for availablejob opportunities, as well as employers’ search for manpower needs. Registered employers, companies and agencies can post vacanciesfor their manpower requirements in the Phil-jobnet for free. For job seekers, it is an avenue to register or post a personal copy of theirresumes for accessibility to interested employers.VACANCIES POSTEDAn average of 47,165 job vacancies for both local andoverseas employment were posted in the Phil-Jobnet for the firstquarter of 2010. The percentage share for local and overseas jobopenings are shown in Figure 1.FIGURE 1 - Percentage Share of Vacancies Posted in thePhil-Jobnet by Location of Vacancy: 1st Quarter 201071.70%LocalBy Major Occupation Group28.30%OverseasTABLE 1 - Vacancies Posted in the Phil-Jobnet by MajorOccupation Group: 1st Quarter 2010MAJORVACANCIESOCCUPATIONAL GROUP NUMBER % SHARET O T A L 47,165 100.0Officials of Government andSpecial-Interest Organizations,Corporate Executives,Managers, ManagingProprietors and Supervisors 737 1.6Professionals 11,698 24.8Technicians and AssociateProfessionals 2,287 4.8Clerks 25,471 54.0Service Workers and Shopand Market Sales Workers 2,263 4.8Farmers, Forestry Workers andFishermen 3 0.0Trades and Related Workers 2,381 5.0Plant and Machine Operatorsand Assemblers 1,490 3.2Laborers and Unskilled Workers 834 1.8Special Occupations - -Most of the vacancies published for the first three months of2010 were for Clerks and Professional Workers. These two majoroccupation groups alone, accounted for more than three fourths(78.8%) of the total vacancies posted for the reference quarter.By Major Industry GroupTABLE 2 - Vacancies Posted in the Phil-Jobnet by Major IndustryGroup: 1st Quarter 2010MAJOR INDUSTRYVACANCIESGROUPNUMBER % SHARET O T A L 47,165 100.0AGRICULTURE - -INDUSTRY 1,320 2.8Manufacturing 314 0.7Mining and Quarrying 119 0.3Construction 887 1.9SERVICES 45,844 97.2Wholesale and RetailTrade; Repair of MotorVehicles, Motorcycles780 1.7and Personal andHousehold GoodsHotels & Restaurants 176 0.4Transport, Storage andCommunication 1,198 2.5FinancialIntermediation 146 0.31

Real Estate Rentingand Business 36,636 77.7Public Administrationand DefenseCompulsory Social5,250 11.1SecurityEducation 189 0.4Health and Social Work 126 0.3Other Community,Social and OtherPersonal Services0.0%2.8%1,343 2.8FIGURE 2 - Percentage Share of Vacancies Posted inPhil-Jobnet by Sector: 1st Quarter 201097.2%0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%Services Industry AgricultureDuring the reference period, most of the job openings postedwere mainly in the Services sector which accounted for 97.2%.These vacancies were under Real Estate Renting and BusinessActivities with 36,636 or 77.7% of the total published vacancies.By Sex, Civil Status, Age Group and Years ofExperienceMajority of the vacancies posted had no preference withregards to gender (68.6%) and civil status (91.1%). Meanwhile, mostemployers preferred applicants within the age bracket of 35 – 44years old (36.2%) to fill up their vacancies.TABLE 3 - Vacancies Posted in the Phil-Jobnet by SelectedIndicators: 1st Quarter 2010INDICATORVACANCIESNUMBER % SHARESEX 47,165 100.0Male 7,075 15.0Female 7,718 16.4Male/Female 32,371 68.6CIVIL STATUS 47,165 100.0Single 3,844 8.2Married 370 0.8Widower - -Separated - -No Preference 42,948 91.1AGE GROUP 47,165 100.015 – 19 - -20 – 24 66 0.125 – 34 4,211 8.935 – 44 17,067 36.245 – 54 13,766 29.255 – 64 154 0.365-over - -Not specified 11,902 25.2YEARS OFEXPERIENCE 47,165 100.05 130 0.3The bulk or nine out of ten (92.2%) employers did not requireany relevant work experience for the job openings posted, whileremainder of the employers (7.8%) needed work experience.APPLICANTS REGISTEREDAn average of 6,430 job applicants registered on the on-linejob facilitation system of the Bureau of Local Employment, otherwiseknown as the Phil-Jobnet for the first quarter of 2010. Registered Phil-Jobnet applicants categorized in various occupations are as follows:By Major Occupation GroupTABLE 4 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet by MajorOccupation Group: 1st Quarter 2010MAJOROCCUPATIONAL GROUPAPPLICANTSREGISTEREDNUMBER % SHARET O T A L 6,430 100.0Officials of Government andSpecial-Interest Organizations,Corporate Executives,Managers, ManagingProprietors and Supervisors 222 3.5Professionals 1,019 15.8Technicians and AssociateProfessionals 538 8.4Clerks 1,224 19.0Service Workers and Shopand Market Sales Workers 1,094 17.0Farmers, Forestry Workers andFishermen 6 0.1Trades and RelatedWorkers 521 8.1Plant and Machine Operatorsand Assemblers 581 9.0Laborers and Unskilled Workers 1,222 19.0Special Occupations 4 0.1Majority of the applicants who utilized the Phil-Jobnet consistof Laborers and Unskilled Workers and Clerks making up 38.0% ofthe total registrants. Significant numbers were also posted by ServiceWorkers and Shop and Market Sales Workers and Professionals(17% and 15.8% respectively). The least among Phil-Jobnet2

egistrants were Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen and thosewith Special Occupations (both 0.1%).By Sex, Civil Status, Age Group and Years ofExperience55504540FIGURE 3 - Percentage Share of Applicants Registeredin Phil-Jobnet by Sex: 1st Quarter 201046.7% Share53.3During the period in review, female applicants outnumberedmale applicants, comprising more than half (53.3%) of the totalregistrants. Almost eighty percent (78.3%) of the applicants were inthe age bracket of 20-34 years old, while more than ninety percent(93.9%) or an average 6,037 Phil-Jobnet registrants have workexperience of more than 5 years and whose civil status is single(74%).TABLE 5 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet by SelectedIndicators: 1st Quarter 2010INDICATOR NUMBER % SHARESEX 6,430 100.0Male 3,004 46.7Female 3,426 53.3CIVIL STATUS 6,430 100.0Single 4,755 74.0Married 1,609 25.0Separated 48 0.7Widower 18 0.3AGE GROUP 6,430 100.015 – 19 477 7.420 – 24 2,514 39.125 – 34 2,519 39.235 – 44 676 10.545 – 54 144 2.255 – 64 38 0.665-over 63 1.0YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 6,430 100.05 6,037 93.9By Employment StatusTABLE 6 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet byEmployment Status: 1st Quarter 2010INDICATOR NUMBER % SHARET O T A L 6,430 100.0Employed 995 15.5Unemployed 5,435 84.5Of the total jobseekers registered at the Phil-Jobnet, 84.5% wereunemployed and the remaining 15.5% were employed but still lookingfor new jobs at the time of registration.By Preference: Local / OverseasAlmost all applicants (99.7%) who registered in the Phil-Jobnet for the first quarter of 2010 were applying for local jobs.TABLE 7 - Applicants Registered in the Phil-Jobnet by Locationof Vacancy: 1st Quarter 2010LOCATION% SHARELocal 99.7Overseas 0.1Local / Overseas 0.2TOTAL 100.0TOP 20 VACANCIES AND APPLICANTSVACANCIESAPPLICANTSRANK OCCUPATION NO. OCCUPATION NO.1Call Center Agent 10,177 Production Worker 573/ Factory Worker2 Customer Service 8,423 Professional 392AssistantNurse3 Professional Nurse 6,748 Production 334Machine Operator4Technical Support 4,982 Cashier 258Staff5 Electrical Engineer 1,088 Service Crew 2416 InformationTechnology (IT)Specialist7 Human ResourceDevelopment1,015 Sales Clerk 177588 Salesman/Saleslady161Assistant8 Mason 472 Waiter 1269 Driver 433 Data Encoder 10610 Sales Clerk 361 Office Clerk 10211 Human Resource 334 Welder 98Development Clerk12 Forklift Operator 333 Call Center Agent 8813 Cashier 314 Laborer 7514 Promo Staff 280 Driver 7415 Civil Engineer 230 Domestic Helper 6316 Service Crew 204 Customer Service 52Assistant17 Electrician 189 Merchandiser 5018 Production Worker/ 182 Street Sweeper 47Factory Worker19 Accounting Staff 128 Accounting Clerk 4120 Data Encoder 120 ComputerTechnicianFrom occupations posted by the employers at Phil-Jobnet,Call Center Agents dominated the vacancies contributing an averageof 10,177 opportunities. A continuing demand on occupations forCustomer Service Assistant, Professional Nurse and TechnicalSupport Staff was noted for the quarter in review.323

Other Occupations on top the vacancy list were for Electrical Engineers, Information Technology (IT) Specialists and Human ResourceDevelopment Assistants. Meanwhile, occupations which were included in the Top 20 in both vacancy posting and applicant registry included vacanciesfor Drivers and Sales Clerks.Technical Notes:1. Averages are computed using the three previous month’s 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 job seekers in Phil-Jobnet.The Labor Market Updates is a publication of the Bureau of LocalEmployment which contains information on supply-demand situation andtrends in occupations, industries and the labor market in general.For comments/queries,Please e-mail us at ble_lmcgd@yahoo.comOr call us at 527-2543 and 527-25394