The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) - Benguet will be conducting the second round of the monthly Labor Force Survey (LFS) based on the PSA Board Resolution No. 08, Series of 2020-Approving to Conduct the Monthly LFS. The monthly LFS and estimation of the monthly labor and employment statistics started last month. It aims to provide high frequency statistical information on the Philippine labor market to better monitor and understand the current job situation and economy in the Philippines as well as the impact of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis.

 

The results of the monthly LFS will serve as basis for planning, formulation of policies, and implementing programs to create gainful employment and bolster livelihood opportunities for Filipinos particularly those who were adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The PSA responds to prevailing and emerging statistical concerns by providing labor and employment statistics as bases for policy setting and decision making.

 

Nine (9) barangays and six (6) barangays were selected as sample areas in Baguio City and the different municipalities of Benguet, respectively. From these sample barangays, sample households will be interviewed by the assigned Statistical Researcher/s (SR/s). Minimum public health, safety standards against the COVID-19 during all phases of the field operations will be strictly observed.

 

In this round of survey, an integrated Computer Aided Data Collection System (CADaCs) will be employed for the March 2021 LFS. The survey will be undertaken from 08 to 27 March, 2021. The office place high emphasis to request your full cooperation for a successful conduct of our different survey activities in your area of jurisdiction. Under Section 26 of Republic Act 10625, the household supplied information will be held strictly confidential and the report cannot be used for purposes of taxation, investigation or enforcement procedure, nor will be published except in the form of statistical summaries in which no reference to any individual person shall appear. The individual data furnished by a respondent to statistical inquiries, surveys and censuses of the PSA shall be inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding.

 

PSA-Benguet would like to extend its gratitude to the public for their unending and continuous support to all the different surveys and censuses being undertaken by the office.