The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Provincial Statistical Office (PSO) of Occidental Mindoro will conduct the June 2023 Labor Force Survey (LFS) across the province. This is in accordance with the PSA Board Resolution No. 08, Series of 2020, APPROVING THE CONDUCT OF THE MONTHLY LABOR FORCE SURVEY AND THE GENERATION OF THE MONTHLY LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS. The field data collection will be undertaken from 8^th June 2023 to 28^th June 2023.

The June 2023 LFS aims to provide high frequency statistical information on the Philippine labor market to better monitor and understand the current job situation and economy in the Philippines, as well as the impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis. Results of the monthly LFS serve as basis for planning, formulation of policies, and implementing programs to create gainful employment and bolster livelihood opportunities for the Filipinos.

The PSA Occidental Mindoro enjoins the 97 sample households in the province to support the June 2023 LFS by providing truthful and complete necessary information. The sample households to be interviewed are located in the municipalities of Lubang, Mamburao, Santa Cruz, Rizal, San Jose, and Magsaysay. These sample households were selected from the 2013 Master Sample (MS) for household-based surveys of the PSA and will be interviewed face-to-face by two (2) Statistical Researchers (SRS) using tablets and Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system. Data items to be collected from this undertaking comprise: a.) demographic characteristics; b.) economic characteristics; and c.) account ownership and digital finance.

For further information, please contact the Provincial Statistical Office of Occidental Mindoro at the official telephone number: (043) 711 982; or cellphone number, Smart: 0969 324 0428; Globe: 0945 562 4424 or send an email to occidentalmindoro@psa.gov.ph.