PSA Batangas starts Monthly Labor Force Survey (LFS) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announce the conduct of the monthly Labor Force Survey (LFS) in between the regular quarterly LFS starting February 2021. Batangas will have a sample of around 800 households, which is deemed sufficient to provide national level labor market statistics such as labor force participation, employment, unemployment and underemployment. Data enumeration for the February and March 2021 round of the LFS commenced on 08 of the month and ended on the 24th of February and March 2021. The schedule of data collection will be on the same dates for the months of May, June, August, September, November and December 2021. This is in response to the urgent need for high frequency statistical information on the Philippine labor market to better monitor and understand the current job situation in the Philippines amidst the Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Results of the monthly LFS shall serve as the basis for planning, formulation and bolster livelihood opportunities for the Filipinos. In line with this, the PSA encourages everyone, especially those selected sample households, to support and actively participate in the conduct of the monthly LFS by responding truthfully to the questions to be asked.
