25 April 2024 – GUIMARAS. A total of fifty-three households (HHs) were covered in Guimaras by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office in the Labor Force Survey (LFS), March 2024 round, posting a 110.42% of its total provincial target of 48 HHs interviewed.

“The 48 pre-identified sample households were from various 3 Enumeration Areas (EAs) covering 3 barangays,” Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida B. Losare said.

Losare specified that in Jordan Municipality, the enumerators covered 15 HHs in Brgy. Hoskyn, 13 HHs in Brgy. San Roque, Nueva Valencia and 20 HHs for Brgy. Maabay, Sibunag.

Five (5) HHs were added to the list, 1 HH from Brgy Hoskyn, San Roque, and Maabay with 2 HHs each.

“Hired Statistical Researchers (SRs) of PSA-Guimaras successfully enumerated HH members who are five years old and above, from the 9th until the 27th of March 2024,” Losare said.

Losare also expounded that the replacement of samples took place when the addressee could not be located or had permanently moved out from the housing unit and had vacant housing or a single person occupying the housing unit had passed away.

The LFS is a household survey that measures the country's current labor market and is also used for other purposes, such as calculating national and provincial employment and unemployment rates.

“It aims to provide a quantitative framework for plans and policy formulation affecting the labor market,” Losare said.

She further explained that LFS involves collecting labor and employment data, as well as gathering the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the labor force.

“This survey is considered essential for the labor welfare of every Filipino, likewise for the operation of the market-based economy,” Losare said.

Meanwhile, Losare appreciated the support of all the sample households who provided accurate and reliable data, assuring them of utmost confidentiality.

“The data will be used solely as a reference for the levels and trends of employment, unemployment, and underemployment in the province, and all information gathered are kept strictly confidential and shall not be used for taxation, investigation, or regulation as provided under Article 55 of Republic Act 10625,” Losare clarified.