2018 ULE is to provide a register of businesses containing basic information which will be used to obtain an updated and reliable sampling frame for the census and survey of establishments and enterprises, formulation of policies and implementation of programs. It also involves the comprehensive updating of the status and basic characteristics of establishments listed in the Statistical Business Register (SBR).

More Establishments in CAR this 2018

• The 2018 List of Establishments (LE) recorded a total of 20,466 establishments in CAR. This comprised to 2.0 percent of the country’s total number of establishments.

Figure 1. Number of Establishments by Region, Philippines 2018

• Most of the establishments in CAR, about 88.4 percent, were engaged in services, 11.3 percent of the establishments were in industry sector, while 0.3 percent were engaged in agriculture.
• In 2018, National Capital Region (NCR) recorded the highest number of establishments with 205,250, followed by CALABARZON with 149,007. Region 3 came third with 116,458 recorded establishments. Region 7 and Region 6 came fourth and fifth with 70,932 and 61,783 establishments, respectively.
• On the other hand, Region 13 and ARMM recorded the least number of establishments with 19,873 and 8,176, respectively.

Most of the Establishments are in Benguet

• In CAR, Benguet recorded the highest number of establishments with 14,616 or equivalent to 71.4 percent of the total establishments in the region. Kalinga ranked second with 1,674 establishments or 8.2 percent of the region’s total establishments.

• Mt. Province recorded a total of 1,595 establishments or 7.8 percent and Abra recorded 1,250 establishments or with a share of 6.1 percent of the region’s total establishments.
• Ifugao and Apayao were the provinces with the least number of establishments in 2018 with 973 and 358, respectively.

CAR Industry is predominantly Work Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor

• Most of the establishments in CAR were engaged in Wholesale and Retail Traide; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles with 9,152 establishments recorded, followed by Accommodation and Food Services activities with 3,918 establishments. Manufacturing came third with 2,172 establishments recorded.
• Meanwhile, about 1,182 establishments were engaged in Other service activities, while only 812 establishments were engaged in Information and Communication.

• Other industries which comprised 15.8 percent of the total establishments include: Mining and Quarrying (0.1%) , Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply (0.2%), Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities (0.1%), Construction (0.3%), Transport and Storage (0.4%), Financial and Insurance Activities (3.3%), Real Estate Activities (1.8%), Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (1.7%), Administrative and Support Service Activities (1.2%), Education (2.0%), Human Health and Social Work Activities (3.3%), Arts, and Entertainment, and Recreation (1.2%).

CAR Workforce Mostly in Work Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor

• In 2018, 25.6 percent of the total employment in the region were employed in Wholesale and Retail Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles. Accommodation establishments came next contributing 18.1 percent to the total employment of the region.
• Manufacture-related establishments employed about 11.5 percent or equivalent to 14,017 workers. Teaching and non-teaching staff comprised 10.1 percent of the of the region’s workforce.
• Administrative and Support related jobs employed only 11,647 workers in the region. Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities employed the least with 503 workers in 2018.

Top 5 Industries by Employment