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Province of Romblon - UNDP in the Philippines

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Figure 6. Employment Rate<br />

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Table 8: Employment Rate, by Urbanity, by Municipality, 2007<br />

Source: CBMS Database 2007<br />

<strong>Prov<strong>in</strong>ce</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Romblon</strong><br />

Target 1.B: Achieve full and productive<br />

employment and decent work for all,<br />

<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g women and young people<br />

Employment Rate<br />

Based on <strong>the</strong> 2007 CBMS data, employment<br />

rate for <strong>the</strong> period is high at 97.73<br />

percent for <strong>the</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>ce. Although most <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> people <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>ce are employed,<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir jobs <strong>of</strong>fer very little economic return.<br />

The LGU that posted <strong>the</strong> highest employment<br />

rate is Banton with 99.70 percent followed by<br />

Corcuera with 99.39 percent. Both are island<br />

municipalities whose major economic activities<br />

are farm<strong>in</strong>g and fi sh<strong>in</strong>g. San Andres has<br />

Status Report on <strong>the</strong> Millennium Development Goals Us<strong>in</strong>g CBMS Data

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