Fifty-one percent of the household population 15 years old and over are engaged in a gainful activity
    
In 2020, the province of Romblon had 213,470 household population 15 years and over. Of this total, around 109,657 persons or 51.4 percent were engaged in a gainful activity during 12 months preceding the census. This was 1.0 percentage points lower than the regional proportion of persons engaged in a gainful activity at 52.4 percent. (Figure 1 and Table A)
 

Among all municipalities in the province of Romblon, Odiongan had the highest proportion of gainful persons during 12 months preceding the census at 56.1 percent. This province surpassed the provincial proportion by 4.7 percentage points, and the regional proportion by 3.7 percentage point. (Figure 1 and Table A)

The municipalities of Magdiwang and Corcuera ranked second and third, with corresponding proportion of gainful persons at 54.9 percent and 53.8 percent, respectively. It was followed by Looc at 52.7 percent and Cajidiocan at 52.6 percent. (Figure 1 and Table A)

More than two in every three persons who were engaged in a gainful activity are males

Among 109,657 persons with gainful activity in Romblon, males comprised 67.9 percent, while females accounted for the remaining 32.1 percent. (Figure 2 and Table A)
 

Among municipalities, Ferrol showed the highest proportion of males with gainful activity at 77.6 percent, followed by Calatrava at 73.5 percent, and Santa Maria (Imelda) at 72.1 percent. (Table 1 and Table A)

On the other hand, the municipality of Odiongan had the highest proportion of females with gainful activity in the province at 37.5 percent. This was followed by Cajidiocan with 34.9 percent, and Looc, with females accounting to 34.6 percent of the province’s 109,657 persons who have been engaging in a gainful activity. (Table 1 and Table A)
 

More than five in every nine gainful workers’ age falls between 20 to 44 years old

The highest representation of gainful persons in the province of Romblon in terms of age group falls between 25 to 29 years at 13.8 thousand persons or 12.6 percent of the total number gainful workers in the province. Other age groups with more than 10.0 percent share to the regional number of overseas workers include 30 to 34 years with nearly 13.3 thousand persons (12.1%), 35 to 39 years with 12.5 thousand persons (11.4%), 40 to 44 years with 11.7 thousand persons (10.7%), and 45 to 49 years with 11.4 thousand persons (10.4%).  (Table 2 and Table B)

In addition, senior citizens with gainful activities in the province got 13.6 percent share (60 to 64 years: 6.1%, 65 years and over: 7.5%). Meanwhile, gainful persons whose age 15 to 19 years had the smallest representation with only 1.7 percent of the total gainful persons in Romblon. (Table 2 and Table B)
 

In terms of sex, males had the greatest share among gainful persons 15 to 19 years at 72.8 percent. Other age group with proportion of males exceeding 70 percent include 30 to 34 years (71.1%). Meanwhile, males had the smallest share among persons with gainful activities whose age is at least 65 years at 61.2 percent. (Table 2 and Table B)

Three in ten gainful persons are in elementary occupations

Among the major occupation groups, elementary occupations recorded the largest share, comprising 32.9 thousand persons or 30.0 percent of the total number of gainful workers in Romblon in 2020. It was followed by skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers with 23.3 thousand persons (21.3%), and managers with 15.3 thousand persons (13.9%). (Table 3 and Table B)

Meanwhile, armed forces occupations had the smallest share to the regional total, with less than 0.1 percent of the total gainful persons in the province. Technicians and associate professionals followed with a share of 2.7 percent. (Table 3 and Table B)

Males outnumbered females among the total gainful workers. However, by major occupation group, females outnumbered males among professionals (female: 67.2%, and male: 32.8%), clerical support workers (female: 59.9%, and male: 40.1%), service and sales workers (female: 54.4%, and male: 45.6%), and managers (female: 51.1%, and male: 48.9%). (Table 3 and Table B)

On the other hand, the top three major occupation group where males dominated females include armed forces occupations (female: 0.0%, and male: 100.0%), plant and machine operators, and assemblers (female: 1.9% and male: 98.1%), and crafts and related trades workers (female: 14.0%, and male: 86.0%). (Table 3 and Table B)

More than nine out of 20 gainful persons are in the services sector

By major sector of business / industry, the largest share of gainful workers in Romblon was reported in the services sector, with 46.2 percent. The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector accounted for 30.0 percent and 23.3 percent of the gainful persons were from the industry sectors. (Figure 3 and Table C)

Among municipalities, the services sector had the largest share in Odiongan (57.3%), San Jose (54.6%), and Alcantara (50.7%). Meanwhile, agriculture, forestry, and fishing had the largest share in the municipalities of Corcuera (47.0%), Concepcion (41.1%), and Santa Fe (39.0%). (Figure 3 and Table C)

In addition, industry sector had the largest share in the capital municipality of Romblon with 34.4 percent share. This was followed by Santa Maria (Imelda) with 27.2 percent, and both San Andres and Ferrol with 27.0 percent each. (Figure 3 and Table C)

Four in ten of the population involve in gainful activity works for private businesses, enterprises, or farms

Among the seven classes of workers in the region, those who worked for private businesses, enterprises, farms topped with 44.7 thousand gainful workers (40.8%). This was followed by those who were self-employed without any paid employee with 35.8 thousand (32.7%), and government corporation workers, with nearly 15.0 thousand (13.6%). Meanwhile, working with pay in their own family-operated farm or business was recorded as the least common class of worker, with 0.2 thousand persons (0.2%). (Figure 4 and Table D)

 

About 21 in every 25 gainful workers work in the same province and municipality of their residence

During the 12 months preceding the census, people with a gainful activity who worked in the same province and municipality of their residence accounted for 84.0 percent of the gainful workers 15 years old and over. Meanwhile, 8.5 percent worked in a different province, 3.7 percent worked within the same province of their residence but in a different municipality, and 2.2 percent worked in a foreign country. (Figure 5 and Table E)

About seven out of ten persons who were engaged in non-gainful activities are female

In 2020, a total of 103,813 people in Romblon were engaged in non-gainful activities or special occupation in the past 12 months. This translates to 48.6 percent of the province of Romblon’s household population 15 years old and over. Reported non-gainful persons can be either housekeepers in own home, students, pensioners, retired, persons with disability, dependent, new workers seeking employment, or experienced workers seeking reemployment.   (Table F)

Of the total number of non-gainful persons in the province, 71,624 were females (69.0%), while about 32,189 were males (31.0%). In terms of age groups, three out of ten non-gainful persons or 30.7 percent fell between 15 to 19 years with a total of 31,829. This was followed by 20 to 24 years with 17,128 non-gainful persons (16.5%), and 65 years and over with 14,372 thousand non-gainful persons (13.8%). (Table G)

The statistics presented in this special release were based on the information provided by the respondent or any responsible member in the household who may provide accurate answers to the questions and give correct information about the household.

(SGD) LENI R. RIOFLORIDO
Regional Director

MLLM / RRL / LACB