30 June 2024 – GUIMARAS. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office enumerated 48 Guimarasnons, who are five years old and over in the Labor Force Survey (LFS) May 2024 round.

“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 16 Households (HHs) in Brgy. Espinosa.

“There were 14 HHs covered in Brgy. Mabini for the Municipality of Buenavista and 18 HHS Brgy Igang in the Municipality of Nueva Valencia” Losare said.

Losare highlighted that 9 of the 48 pre-identified samples HHs were replaced with other samples.

“The 9 replacements, came from the Municipalities of Jordan, Buenavista and Nueva Valencia with three (3) HHs each were from the”, Losare clarified. 

Losare 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.

Losare also cited that the enumeration started on the 8th until the 15th of May 2024 through the efforts of the hired Statistical Researchers (SRs) of PSA-Guimaras.

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. /PSA Guimaras