Demand – Supply of Workers from DOLE Administrative Records

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENTVol. I No. 11 September 2011Demand - Supply of Workers fromDOLE Administrative Records: 2nd Quarter 2011For the second quarter of 2011, the total number of job vacancy postings culled from Phil-JobNet increased by39.1 percent, while the number of approved job orders for land-based workers from POEA slightly increased by12.2 percent as compared with the first quarter 2011 data.In general, an upward-trend was observed in labor supply for the 2nd quarter of this year. Applicants registered atthe Phil-Jobnet and maritime trainees increased by 77.9 percent and 49.2 percent, respectively, as comparedwith the previous quarter; while the list of licensed professionals at Professional Regulation Commission registeredan increase of 0.85 percent; TESDA graduates increased by 8% during the 1st quarter of 2011, while TESDA has certified82.7% of the assessed workers from various sectors, however, graduates of OWWA programs and services oneducation and training decreased by 5.6% as compared to the previous quarter.Business Expectation Survey (BES) from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed a 2.3 percentage increase inthe overall business confidence index in the 2nd quarter as compared with the previous quarter, indicating a positivechange in the direction of the overall business activity in the economy.I. MANPOWER DEMANDJob Vacancies by Major Occupational GroupApril - June 20111. Phil-JobnetMajor Occupational GroupAve. No. ofVacancies% ShareThe Phil-Jobnet posted an average total of 69,276 vacanciesfor the period April - June 2011, increased by39.1%, as compared with the first quarter of 2011. Majorityof the demand consisted mostly of job openingsfor Clerks, Laborers and Unskilled Workers, Professionals,and Trades and Related Workers, whose combinedtotal accounted for 70.6 percent of the totalvacancy figure. The remaining twenty nine percent(29.4%) were distributed among Service Workers &Shop & Market Sales Workers; Plant and Machine Operatorsand Assemblers; Technicians and AssociateProfessionals; Officials of Government & Special InterestOrganization, Corporate Executives, Managers,Managing Proprietors and Supervisors, and SpecialOccupations.Special Occupations 476 0.7Officials of Gov't. & Special InterestOrg, Corporate Exec., Managers,Managing Proprietors andSupervisors2,796 4.0Professionals 7,836 11.3Technicians & Assoc. Professionals 4,788 6.9Clerks 25,889 37.4Service Workers & Shop & Market SalesWorkers6,825 9.9Farmers, Forestry Workers & Fishermen 11 0.0Trades and Related Workers 7,011 10.1Plant & Machine Operators &Assemblers5,472 7.9Laborers & Unskilled Workers 8,176 11.8TOTAL 69,276 100.0Source: Philjobnet, BLEwww.phil-job.netThe Labor Market Monitor is a quarterly publication of the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) that tracks the changes in the supply and demand for professionals,skilled and unskilled workers as viewed from administrative data generated by DOLE agencies involved in skills training and certification, professional regulation,employment facilitation and overseas employment. This is a collaborative undertaking of the DOLE family of agencies (TESDA, POEA, OWWA, PRC, MTC, ILAS, BLESand BLE), that integrates in one publication key performance indicators on labor market supply and demand. It likewise captures critical and emerging occupationsfor the purpose of labor market signaling and as basis for timely and meaningful policy and program interventions.1

LABOR MARKET MONITOR 2ND QTR 2011By location, vacancy posting for local hiring outnumberedthat of overseas job openings, accounting for65.7 percent of the total vacancies reported duringthe reference period.Total Vacancies Posted by LocationApril - June 201134.3% LOCAL65.7%OVERSEASthe top 10 for the past three years, indicating the continuousexpansion of the business activities of the BPOsector in the country.For the last three (3) quarters, it was observed that vacancies,particularly for domestic helper, nurse anddriver were consistently in the top 10 list of vacancies.Areas of deployment for these occupation are theMiddles East, US and some of the European and Asiancountries.2. Overseas Demand Based onApproved Job OrdersLocationTop 10 vacanciesOf the various vacancies posted by different employersin the Phil-Jobnet, the following occupations wereon the top ten list, accounting for 42.38% of the averageposted job vacancies:Occupation Local Overseas1. Call Center Agent 13,545 02. Customer Service Assistant 6,070 03. Technical Support Staff 2,287 04. Domestic Helper 0 2,2725. Nurse 0 1,9926. Salesman/lady 1,711 07. Production/Factory Worker 1,662 3158. Cashier 1,087 09. Driver 834 1,24410. Data Encoder 732 0Source: Philjobnet, BLETotalNumber% ShareLocal 45,538 65.7Overseas 23,738 34.3Source: Philjobnet, BLETotal 69,276 100.0Of the top 10 vacancies, 82.7% were for local employmentwhile 17.3% were for overseas employment. Jobopenings for Call Center Agent, Customer Service Assistant,and Technical Support Staff were regularly onDemand for Land-Based WorkersA total of 176,606 active job orders were approvedduring the second quarter of 2011. The bulk of theseoverseas job openings were for Production & RelatedWorkers (46.10%), Service Workers (31.02%), and ProfessionalTechnical & Related Workers (15.94%).Approved Job Orders by Major Skills GroupApril - June 2011Major Skill Number % ShareAdministrative & ManagerialWorkersAgricultural Animal Husbandry& Poultry Workers,Fishermen & HuntersClerical & RelatedWorkersProduction & RelatedWorkersProfessional Technical &RelatedWorkersOf the total 176,606 approved job orders, 49,588 or28.08% were processed, leaving a balance of 127,018(71.92%) unfilled job orders.1,063 0.6619 0.45,828 3.381,416 46.128,150 15.9Sales Workers 3,290 1.9Service Workers 54,774 31.0Others (NEC) 1,466 0.8Source: POEATotal 176,606 100.02

LABOR MARKET MONITOR 2ND QTR 2011Among the occupations/skills that remained unfilled,the following were on top of the list:Top Ten Unfilled Job Orders by Occupation/SkillApril to June 2011Occupation/SkillDomestic Helper & Related HouseholdWorkerNumber of UnfilledJob orders25,452Construction Workers (NEC) 10,856Production & Related Worker (NEC) 10,659Professional Nurses 5,0213. Prospective Overseas DemandBased on POLO IntelligenceReportsThe Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) reportedthe continuous demand for Overseas FilipinoWorkers (OFWs) in the Eastern Region, particularly inthe construction and service sectors. The skills requirementsin the said foreign markets remained relativelythe same as with the previous year.Prospective Overseas RequirementsWaiters, Bartenders & Related Workers 3,772Wireman Electrical 3,099Welders & Flame Cutters 2,727Cooks & Related Workers 2,629Plumbers & Pipe Fitters 2,578Supervisor Production & General Foreman 2,256Source: POEAOccupations/skills which consistently remained in thelist of the top 10 unfilled job orders for the past twoquarters were Domestic Helper; Construction Worker;Production & Related Worker (NEC); ProfessionalNurse; Waiter, Bartenders & Related Workers; WiremanElectrical; Welder and Flame Cutter; Cooks & RelatedWorkers; Plumber and Pipe Fitter; and Supervisor Production& General Foreman. The required skills weremostly for the Middle East markets except for nurseswhere there is also a need in the United States ofAmerica, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Meanwhile,job openings for Production Worker were concentratedin Taiwan and Korea.Demand for Sea-Based WorkersThe total deployment of sea-based workers for 2010was 347,150. Registering a 5.06% increase from 2009(330,424), and a 32.7% increase from 2008 (261,614).www.poea.gov.phMajor OccupationalCategoryAgriculturaland relatedworkersAdministrativeand relatedworkersClerical andrelated workersProductionand relatedworkersIndustry/Sector/SkillsRequirementAgricultural WorkersAdministrative staff,manager, bank andcorporate workersClerk, document controller*Construction workers:Aluminum installers, carpenter,concrete finishers,draftsmen, drillers,electric/mechanicalassistants, electricians,erectors, fabricators,foremen, heavy equipmentoperators, helpers/watchmen,mason,pipefitters, plaster painters,plasterers, plumbmers,riggers, safety officers,welders, and mechanics* Oil and Gas; oil andgas workers: instrumentationworkers, engineers,welders, pipe fitters,and telecommunicationstechnicians* Production Manufacturing:electronic workers,metal workers, andquality control inspectorsCountries of DestinationAustria, Commonwealthof NorthernMarianas (CNMI),Japan, Malaysia,Taiwan, Korea,and PolandKuwait, Singapore,and SwitzerlandUnited Arab Emirate(UAE)Brunei, Japan,Macau, Taiwan,CNMI, Poland, Germany,Cyprus,Oman, UAE, KSA,Korea, and Poland3

LABOR MARKET MONITOR 2ND QTR 2011Prospective Overseas Requirements (con’t)Major OccupationalCategoryIndustry/Sector/SkillsRequirementCountries of DestinationII. MANPOWER SUPPLYProfessional,Technical,Medical andrelated workersArchitecture and Engineering:autocad,draftsman, firefighters,engineers (civil, piping,design, scheduling/planning, chemical,mechanical, HVAC design,structural, biomedical,communication,and agricultural),Emergency medicaltechnicianMalaysia, Macau,Middle East, Belgium,Germany,Japan, and NorwayKSA1. Registered ProfessionalsAs of the 2nd Quarter of 2011, the cumulative total ofprofessionals registered with the Professional RegulationCommission (PRC) stood at 3,265,929.The top professions consisted of the following:Education: teachers,professors, and lecturersSeychelles,Macau, US, KoreaProfessionals Registered with Professional RegulationCommission (PRC)April—June 2011Sales andrelated workersService andrelated workersHealth: nurses(operating nurse, aestheticnurse, scrub nurse,theatre nurse, criticalcare/ICU nurse, pediatricnurse, cardiac, nurse,dental nurse, chiefnurse, head nurse, andnurse manager)CaregiversDoctors, midwives, andphysical therapistsIT professionalsSalesmen/salesladiesHotel/Tourism worker:cooks, chefs, managers,waiters, waitressesGround handling crew,casino/gaming workers,receptionists, entertainersService workers, cleaners,cleaning supervisorsHousehold workersMiddle East, Belgium,Spain, Italy,Poland, Switzerland,Denmark,Finland, Norway,Brunei, Singapore,Taiwan, JapanIsrael, Japan, UK,Switzerland, TaiwanBelgium, MacauPoland, Belgium,Germany, SingaporeUAE, MacauKuwait, UAE, CNMI,Oman, KSA, UAE,Korea, Macau,Singapore, RomaniaBrunei, Macau,Singapore, HongKongItaly, Macau, Singapore,UAE, TaiwanHong Kong, Korea,Taiwan, Switzerland,RomaniaProfession Number % Share1. Professional Teacher 1,093,065 33.52. Nurse 696,021 21.33. Midwife 166,302 5.14. Accountancy 138,892 4.25. Civil Engineer 120,681 3.76. Physician 112,604 3.47. Mechanical Engineer 76,341 2.38. Marine Deck Officers 64,192 2.09. Pharmacist 59,186 1.810. Marine Engine Officers 59,129 1.8Source: PRCProfessional Teacher was on top of the list accountingfor the majority or 33.5 percent of the total number ofregistered professionals. Second in rank were Nurse(21.3%), followed by Midwife (5.1%).Of the top ten professions, four (4) belonged to thehealth professional group, namely: Nurse, Midwife,Physician, Pharmacist, while two (2) belonged to theEngineering group, these are, Civil Engineer and MechanicalEngineer.Source: Philippine Overseas Labor Offices4

LABOR MARKET MONITOR 2ND QTR 20112. Phil-Jobnet RegistryAn average of 19,875 job applicants registered at thePhil-Jobnet during the second quarter of 2011, higherby 77.9% as compared to the previous quarter's applicantsregistered data.Majority of the registrants were Clerks (20.8%), Laborersand Unskilled Workers (17.6%), Service Workers andShop and Market Sales Workers (17.0%), and Professionals(13.6%) making up 69% of the total registrants.Phil-Jobnet Registered ApplicantsApril - June 2011Major Skill/Occupational Group Ave. No. % ShareOccupationNumber1. Production /Factory Worker 1,7972. Production Machine Operator 1,2043. Service Crew 8624. Professional Nurses 7535. Cashier 6906. Sales Clerk 6417. Data Encoder 5478. Office Clerk 5379. Salesman/lady 53310. Waiter/Waitress 315Source: Philjobnet. BLEPhil-Jobnet Top Ten RegistrantsApril - June 2011Special Occupations 15 0.1Officials of Government & SpecialInterest Organizations,Corporate Exec., Managers,Managing Proprietors andSupervisors793 4.0Professionals 2,699 13.6Technicians & Assoc.Professionals1,677 8.4Clerks 4,138 20.8Service Workers and Shop andMarket Sales WorkersFarmers, Forestry Workers &Fisherman3,371 17.040 0.2Trades and Related Workers 1,729 8.7Plant & Machine Operators &Assemblers1,916 9.6Laborers & Unskilled Workers 3,497 17.6Source: Philjobnet, BLETotal 19,875 100.0By specific occupation, the top ten occupations interms of the average number of registered applicantsconsisted of the following and accounting for 39.6% ofthe total registrants during the reference period:3. TESDA Voc-Tech Graduates/Assessed and Certified WorkersVoc-Tech GraduatesThe number of TVET top 20 graduates by qualificationtitle during the first quarter of 2011 totaled to 132,562,of which 79.6% or 105,517 were included in the top 10qualification titles. During the same period, the top tenTESDA programs in terms of number of TVET graduatesby qualification title were Computer Programming NCIV, Computer Hardware Servicing NC II, Food and BeverageServices NC II, Commercial Cooking NC II, andHousekeeping Services NC II.Top Ten TVET Graduates by Qualification TitleJanuary to March 2011Rank Sector No ofGraduates1 Computer Programming NC IV 22,2122 Computer Hardware Servicing NC II 15,4103 Food and Beverage Services NCII 12,9974 Commercial Cooking NC II 11,6715 Housekeeping Services NC II 9,637www.prc.gov.phwww.phil-job.netOther courses with relatively large number of graduateswere Automotive Servicing NC II, Shielded MetalArc Welding (SMAW) NC II, Caregiving NC II, BookkeepingNC II, and Consumer Electronic Servicing NCII.5

LABOR MARKET MONITOR 2ND QTR 2011Rank Sector No ofGraduates6 Automotive Servicing NC II 8,9047 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)NC IITESDA has been responding to the top demands in thelabor market, particularly with respect to skills highlydemanded overseas such as its training programs onTourism, Information and Communication Technology,Metals & Engineering and Construction.Assessed and Certified WorkersBy SectorDuring the reference period, a total of 431,877 workerswere assessed and 357,293 workers were certified byTESDA.Classified by sector, the top ten assessed and certifiedworkers were distributed as follows:Assessed & Certified Workers By Sector:January - June 2011SectorAssessed Certified CertificationRateTourism 131,621 114,591 87.1%Health, Social & Other CommunityDev’t. Services (HSCDS)105,216 93,305 88.7%Information 44,722 23,656 52.9%Maritime 41,344 39,540 95.6%Automotive 41,270 31,483 76.3%Construction 18,472 15,561 84.2%Metals and Engineering 18,353 15,138 82.5%Electronics 15,844 10,618 67.0%Agri-Fisheries 4,339 3,869 89.2%Garments 4,260 3,587 84.2%Source: TESDA7,2628 Caregiving NC II 6,7359 Bookkeeping NC II 5,68710 Consumer Electronic Servicing NC II 5,002The biggest number of workers assessed and certifiedbelonged to the Tourism (Hotel & Restaurant) sector.While the highest certification rate registered was theMaritime sector with a certification rate at 95.6 percentand Agri-Fisheries sector with 89.2%.4. Graduates of OWWA Programsand Services on Educationand TrainingAs of the 2nd quarter of 2011, a total of 36,235graduated under the short term course, collegedegree and elementary/high school program of theOverseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).Majority of its graduates (79.2%) were beneficiaries ofthe short-term course on Language Training and CultureFamiliarization followed by Computer Literacy(Microsoft Tulay Project) and by Skills for EmploymentScholarship Program (SESP) with 13.7 percent and 3.9percent, respectively.Number of Graduates on Education & Training ProgramsApril - June 2011Program/ServiceNo of GraduatesShort-Term Course 36,064Skills for Employment Scholarship Program(SESP)1,432Seafarer's Upgrading Program (SUP) 977Bridging Program (Dugtong Aral) forMarine OfficersMicrosoft Tulay Project 4,950Language & Culture Familiarization 28,697College Degree (4 to 5 years) 170Educational for Dev't Scholarship Program(EDSP)Congressional Migrant Workers ScholarshipProgram4142OFW Dependent Scholarship Program 18Elementary/High School 1Sagip Batang Manggagawa Program 1Tulay - Aral Project10Total Graduates 36,235Source: OWWAwww.tesda.gov.phwww.owwa.gov.phwww.mtc.gov.ph6

LABOR MARKET MONITOR 2ND QTR 20115. Maritime Training and Assessment.Top Ten Trainings Conducted by Maritime TrainingCenter January - May 2011A. National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP)Training CoursesNo of GraduatesFor the 2nd quarter 2011, the NMO issued 6,020 trainingcertificates to Filipino merchant marine officers,ratings, cadets, maritime faculties, trainers, and otherpersonnel in the maritime industry. Included in thesetrainingswere STCW Courses (Deck, Engine, RadioCommunication, Passenger and Tanker Courses, andSafety, Security & medical Courses), EnvironmentalProtection &Maritime Allied Courses, Professional DevelopmentCourses, andFaculty DevelopmentCourses. A total of 2,635 seafarers/trainees weretrained.Number of Training Certificates Issued by National MaritimePolytechnic: April - June 2011Basic Safety Training 14,483MARPOL I 5,585Proficiency in Survival Craft and RescueBoatRatings Forming Part of NavigationalWatch3,995General Tanker Familiarization 3,603Shore Based Fire Fighting 3,369Rating Forming Part of EngineeringWatch2,878Crowd Management 2,862Source: MTC5,313MARPOL II 4,801ECDIS 4,064Program/ActivityAccomplishment1. Conduct of Marine TrainingCoursesB. Maritime Training CenterA total of 79,478 certificates of proficiency were issuedby the Maritime Training Center to its traineesduring the period January to May 2011. Basic SafetyTraining tops the list with 14,483 graduates, 18.2%.MARPOL I (5,585) and Proficiency in Survival Craft andRescue Boat (5,313) followed as second and third, respectively.Other areas of proficiency were MARPOL II,ECDIS, Ratings Forming Part of Navigational Watch,General Tanker Familiarization, Shore-based Fire Fighting,Rating Forming Part of Engineering Watch, andCrowd Management.6,020 training certificatesissued2. Number of seafarers/trainees 2,635 seafarerstrainedSource: NMP6. Business Expectation Survey(BES) for the 3rd Quarter2011The BES is a quarterly survey of leading firms drawnfrom the Securities and Exchange Commission's top7,000 Corporations conducted nationwide since 2003.For the 3rd quarter of 2011, the business confidencecontinued to be strong, registering an overall confidenceindex of 34.1 percent, as compared to the31.8% confidence index during the 2nd quarter.www.bsp.gov.phwww.nmp.gov.ph7

LABOR MARKET MONITOR 2ND QTR 201160.00%50.00%40.00%30.00%20.00%10.00%0.00%Overall BusinessConfidence 3rd Quarter43.90% 45.00% 50.60% 47.50%Q22010Q32010Q42010Q1201131.80%Q2201134.10%Q32011Dir. Criselda R. SyBLEDir. Noel VillaflorTESDAMr. Manuel LaopaoBLESEDITORIAL BOARDTECHNICAL COMMITTEECONTRIBUTING WRITERSDir. Nimfa De GuzmanPOEADir. Vivian TorneaOWWAMs. Evelyn DacumosBLEThis indicates that more businesses are optimisticabout the country’s economic prospect, the numberof the optimists relative to pessimists increased. Thefactors cited above were also the same considerationstaken by the economic think-tanks as well asmultilateral and credit rating institutions to be behindtheir favorable views on the economy’s growth prospects.Mr. Edwinpole DivinagraciaILABMs. Ma. Elvira AdorOWWAMs. Grace Marie AyasoNMPMs. Perla D. SayanaPRCMr. Everos EvangelistaPOEAMr. Gilbert GuerreroMTCMs. Lourdes CastanteTESDAMr. Varic SumaBLETechnical Notes:Averages are computed using the previous three months’ figures. Details may not add up to totals due to rounding off.The Labor Market Monitor is a publication of the Bureau of Local Employment whichcontains information derived from the Phil-Jobnet and various government agenciesand offices.For comments/queries,Please e-mail ble_lmcgd@yahoo.com Or call tel nos. 527-2543 and 527-25398