PIDS - Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Date Published:

Jun 01, 2011

Category:

Economic Issue of the Day

Focus Area(s):

Labor and Education

Author(s):

Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.

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EID 2011 Vol. XI No.1

Labor force statistics is one of the key tools used by decisionmakers to gauge how well (or worse) the economy is doing. Thus, an understanding of the definition and measurement of said statistics is important. This EID explains these.

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