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NINE OUT OF 10 PERSONS IN REGION 10 ARE EMPLOYED - NSO
Tuesday 30th of April 2013
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) during a news conference here reported that 94.4 percent or nine out of 10 persons in region 10 are employed in the first quarter of the year.
Dr. Marilou B. Igdon, NSO regional director and Dr. Janith C. Aves, Misamis Oriental provincial statistics officer said it is important to do a quarterly labor force survey to monitor the employment rate in the region.
NSO said Northern Mindanao has the highest Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) among the regions with 68.5 percent, while the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao had the lowest LFPR with 58.1 percent.
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04Nov2012KALIBO, Aklan, Nov 4 (PIA6) -- A civil engineering student of Aklan State University – College of Industrial Technology (ASU-CIT) topped this year’s 21st Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) provincial elimination held at the National Statistics Office (NSO) here. The PSQ, held by NSO-Aklan in cooperation of the provincial government, was one of the activities in the province in observance of National Statistics Month in the month of October. Blas Solidum, NSO-Aklan statistics officer said ...
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02Nov2012ILOILO CITY, Nov 2 (PIA6) -- The regional office of the National Statistics Office based in Iloilo City was declared Best National Statistics Month (NSM) Agency, in this year’s celebration of the 23rd National Statistics Month. Director Normay Julag-ay led the NSO-6 personnel in receiving the cash prize of P6,000 and certificate of recognition during the closing ceremonies of the month-long celebration held at Smallville 21 Hotel, Iloilo City, October 30. Next to NSO-6 was the National...
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29Oct2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Oct 29 (PIA) -- San Miguel National High School (SMNHS) emerged as this year's champion of the 4th Statistics Quiz Surigao del Sur Division, the National Statistics Office here said. Provincial Statistics Officer Ruel Dres said the competition was held in time with the celebration of the 23rd National Statistics Month this October. With this year’s theme “Monitoring Progress on Descent Work through Statistics: Pathway to Inclusive Growth,” the Department of...
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09Oct2012LIPA CITY, Batangas, Okt. 9 (PIA) -- Isang bagong batas na naglalayong pagaanin ang proseso ng pagtatama ng kasarian, buwan at araw ng kapanganakan sa rehistro sibil or civil registry na hindi na kailangan ng desisyon ng korte ang nilagdaan ni Pangulo Benigno S. Aquino kamakailan. Ito ay ang Republic Act 10172, ayon kay Regional Director Rosalinda P. Bautista ng National Statistics Office (NSO). Sa kabuuan, ang RA 10172 ay “Isang Batas na Pinahihintulutan ang Lokal na Tanggapan ng Pagtata...
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09Oct2012MANILA, Oct 9 --The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) expects that the full-year headline inflation rate for 2012 will be at the low end of the government's target. The NEDA statement followed the release of the inflation data by the National Statistics Office (NSO) which showed that headline inflation rate in September 2012 eased to 3.6 percent from 3.8 percent last month. “The September data brought the headline inflation rate for the first three quarters of the year to on...
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06Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 6 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga will be conducting the enhancement training on civil registration on October 9 at the Prince Hotel, Montilla Blvd., this city. According to Rosalinda Celeste, NSO-Caraga regional director, the training will focus on the process flow, requirements, and priority loading of special civil registry documents affected by the court decrees and legal instruments (CDLI). It also concerns Republic Act (RA) 9048 or known as the “Cor...
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04Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, October 4 (PIA) -- Kanu gugunayan inibpakaragian kanu lalan a selebrasyun sa Rehiyun Dose su National Statistics Month (NSM) a pinangunan nu National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) 12. Pantag kanu niya, nakapangaden kanu isa a press conference kanu endaw inidsinantal su mga aktibidad kanu nadtelu a pakaragian. Kagina ka maytu kagay na pormal a pinangukan su pista. Pidtelu ni National Statistics Office (NSO) 12 Regional Director Maqtahar Manulon, su kapad...
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15Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 15 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) is calling for entries from the Caraganon media practitioners for the 4th NSM Media Awards come October 2012. The NSM Media Awards is an annual search that recognizes the important role of media practitioners specifically reporters from broadcast, TV and radio; print; and online news service from both government and private media organizations who have made significant contributions in promoting, popularizing and us...
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20Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office in the region (NSO-7) encourages all establishments/individual to cooperate during the conduct of surveys in their area. NSO-7 District Statistics Officer, North District, Baby Premne said the establishments or individuals who will not comply with the questionnaire will be charged of a criminal case. Premne explained, under Commonwealth 591, Section 3, that any person who fails or refuses to accomplish such questionnaire or form receiv...
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08Jun2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 8 (PIA) -- The population count for the period of 2000 to 2010 in Surigao del Sur increased by 1.12 percent, the National Statistics Office (NSO) here said. In a written statement released by the NSO-Surigao del Sur provincial office, there is one person added per year for every 100 persons in the population. As of the May 1, 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Surigao del Sur has a total population of 561,219. It was higher by 59,411 than the population c...
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19May2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, May 19 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) provincial office has disclosed recently that the population count from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), which reflects that the total population of Mimaropa region in 2010 was counted at 2,744,671 persons based on the NSO’s recent report. This translates to an annual growth rate of 1.79 percent from the 2000 population of 2,299,229. Among the five provinces and one highly urbanized city in M...
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15May2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, May 15 (PIA) -- Municipal officials led by the mayors in the different towns here joined national agencies in assessing the implementation of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) at Punta Amelita Garden Resort in Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya. Officer Ester Dulnuan, National Statistics Office (NSO), said that the conduct of the RSBSA in the province as a pilot area has been completed, and the participants have convened to assess its implementation. The RSBS...
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10May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 10 (PIA6) -- Capiz registered the slowest growth rate in Western Visayas, according to the National Statistics Office. Capiz National Statistics Office (NSO) Acting Provincial Head Joreto Lope disclosed that based on the 2010 population survey, Capiz province’s population reached 719,685, which is higher by 65,529 compared to the 2000 population of 654,156. He said that the annual growth of the province was 0.96 percent, which was the slowest in Western Visayas. “B...
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07May2012BAGUIO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The consumer price index (CPI) of Cordillera Administrative Region in March of this year registered at 125.8, higher by 3.3 percent during March of 2011. National Statistics Office (NSO)-CAR Statistician III Camille Beltran, in an interview over a PIA radio program, explained that the CPI measures the changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. It is also defined as a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid...
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07May2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 7 (PIA) -- The results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing have revealed that the total population of Eastern Visayas is now 4,401,322 as of May 1, 2010. This figure is 13.6 higher than the count in 2010 of 3,610,355 persons, director Raul F. Dones of the National Statistics Office Region 8 said. Dones said that the census counts up to the barangay level were made official with the signing by President Benigno S. Aquino III of Proclamation No. 362 on March 30...
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03May2012BAGUIO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office-Cordillera (NSO-CAR) is now preparing for the conduct of a regional data dissemination of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), which is now official after the signing of President Benigno Aquino III of Proclamation No. 362 last March 30, 2012. NSO-CAR Statistician III Camille Beltran disclosed this in an interview over PIA Hour Radio program last May 2. Based on the official result of the 2010 CPH, the total population ...
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02May2012LOS BANOS, Laguna, May 2 (PIA) -- Enumerators hired by the National Statistics Office (NSO) regional office at San Pablo City conducts the 2012 Updated List of Establishments, starting today, May 2, at the vicinity of Barangay Batong Malake, the business area of this municipality. The NSO, the major statistical agency responsible for collecting, compiling, classifying, producing, publishing, and disseminating general-purpose statistics as provided for in Commonwealth Act 591, sent representativ...
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25Apr2012VIRAC, Catanduanes, April 25 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office, Catanduanes Provincial Office will be conducting the 2012 Updating of the List of Establishments (2012 ULE). The ULE, a regular activity of the Industry and Trade Statistics Department of NSO, will be undertaken nationwide, which is conducted primarily to provide an updated and reliable sampling frame for the census and survey of establishments. The activity aims to provide an updated list of establishments/enterprises wit...
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25Apr2012COTABATO CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (NSO-ARMM) reported recently that the region’s population decreased by nine percent compared to population data in 2007. NSO-ARMM regional director Atty. Commando Pilimpinas said based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing, ARMM posted a population of 3,256,140 compared to 4,120,795 in 2007 or a difference of more than 864,000. The 2010 Census of Population and Housing also ind...
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24Apr2012NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 24 (PIA6) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) in Negros Occidental is set to conduct the 2012 Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE) in May. The List of Establishments is a database of all establishments in the Philippines which provides an updated and reliable sampling frame for the census and survey of establishments and enterprises. The ULE is a regular activity of NSO which involves updating comprehensive field work like door-to-door canvassing, survey,...
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23Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb 23 (PIA) -- The following is the list of monitored price per kiloof select commodities as reported by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics for Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012, in coordination with the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) and Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). Commodity Specification Wholesale 1_/ (as of February 17, 2012) Retail 2_/ (as of February 21, 2012...
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22Feb2012SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, Peb. 22 (PIA) --Tiniyak ni provincial statistics officer (PSO) Magdalena T. Serqueña ng National Statistics Office (NSO-Laguna) na ang mga datos o impormasyon na natitipon ng kanilang tanggapan sa pagsasagawa ng mga sarbey ay pawang confidential at tanging mga piling tagataya at mananaliksik lamang ng ahensya ang may akses dito. Ayon pa kay Serqueña, ang ilalabas lamang ng kanilang tanggapan ay ang resulta ng mga pagsusuri ng ahnesiya at ito ay...
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15Feb2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Seaweeds production in Palawan grew by 4.4 percent in 2011 maintaining its place as the number one seaweeds-producing province in the country providing a profitable alternative livelihood to 10,000 farmers. In the latest data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), Palawan produced almost 99 percent of the volume of production of the entire Mimaropa, which accounted for 483,190.8 metric tons (MT). The top five seaweed-pr...
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06Feb2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, February 6 (PIA) -- Report from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics indicates that the fisheries production in Region 2 for 2011 has increased by 4.05 percent over the previous year’s level. Production totaled to 64,878 metric tons, with the growth led by a big rebound from the aquaculture sub-sector. It can be recalled that the fisheries sector in Region 02 suffered from devastation wrought by El Niño, typhoons and a major flood in the past couple of yea...
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04Feb2012NAVAL, Biliran, February 4 (PIA) – As the entire country celebrates the month of February this year as civil registration month, the occasion is highlighted here in the province of Biliran with the conduct of free birth registration and mass weddings. The month-long celebration is pursuant to Proclamation No. 682 issued on January 28, 1991 by then President Corazon C. Aquino declaring the whole month of February in every year as Civil Registration Month. The civil registr...
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04Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb 4 (PIA) –- Soon, residents of Koronadal City and nearby municipalities and provices need not travel to General Santos City, Cotabato City or Davao City to get certified true copy of their birth certificates, CENOMAR and similar documents. What they need to do is go to the city hall of Koronadal City where they can have&...
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03Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) Caraga region has identified Agusan del Sur as top rice-producing province in the region for 2011. Based on BAS records, the province continue to top in producing rice followed by the provinces of Surigao del Sur then the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte. Although the production of rice has decreased in 2011 because of the different calamities that hit the region, BAS regional agricultur...
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25Jan2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The provincial office of the National Statistics Office (NSO) is currently conducting the January 2012 Consumer Expectations Survey (CES). CES aims to provide quick and regular assessment of consumer perceptions and expenditures plans as a tool for evaluating the consumer’s own financial situation, key economic indicators and the economy’s condition over a reference period. NSO Provincial Officer Efren C. Armonia said...
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24Jan2012VIRAC, Catanduanes, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO), Catanduanes will be conducting the Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) from January 23-31, 2012. In order to collect comprehensive information on the business conditions of the country in the household sector, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas contracted with the National Statistics Office (NSO) to conduct this survey. The NSO will collect the data and encode the questionnaires while the BSP respon...
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22Oct2011ILOILO CITY, Oct. 22 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 6 will conduct a roundtable discussion on Oct. 25 with the local media to orient and discuss with them the 2011-2016 Regional Development Plan and its accompanying Regional Development Investment Program. The Regional Economic Situationer for the first and second quarters of this year will also be included in the briefing and discussion. The regional development plan is the blueprint for development in ...
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02Oct2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 2 (PIA) -- Practical applications on Measures of Central Tendencies, Ratios and Proportions, and Quartiles, Deciles and Percentiles will be among the topics of the training entitled “Capacity Building for Designated Statisticians,” to be held, here, this month. Linito M. Pascual, Secretary of the Regional Statistical Coordination Committee said the training will be spearheaded by the National Economic and Development authority (NEDA)...
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23Aug2011CEBU, August 23 (PIA) -- The Palace recently endorsed the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) as one of the priority legislation for congressional action that will help policymakers to map out a national development program. Senate Bill No. 103, principally authored by Senator Chiz Escudero, aims to overhaul the outdated data collection and storage system of the country to make it at par with the country’s neighbors in the region. The government recognizes the importance of establishing a...
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10Aug2011ILOILO CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) awarded two business firms and one national government agency in Western Visayas for their outstanding support to BSP’s statistical, information and advocacy endeavors. The awards in the form of sculptural trophies specially designed by renowned Filipino sculptor Juan Sajid Imao were given out during the 2011 BSP Awards Ceremony for Stakeholders held Aug. 9 at Days Hotel-Iloilo here. The awardees were the Lopez Su...
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11Jul2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, July 11 (PIA) -- Gov. Oscar S. Moreno told in his State-of-the Province Address (SOPA) that Misamis Oriental has the least poverty incidence in Northern Mindanao as shown by the latest available record of the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB). "The implementation of development programs across the province resulted to better scores on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger," he said. For the education sector, G...
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30Jun2011Zamboanga City, June 30 (PIA) -- A government university and a private broadcasting company recently forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the primary aim of assisting the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and Muslims of this city in their late birth registration. Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) represented by its President Dr. Grace J. Rebollos and Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) represented by its Philippine Domestic Service Director Carlos M. Diño signed the said MOA...
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24Jun2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 24 (PIA) – - Result of a survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) reveals that the average annual family income of families living in the Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen) Region has increased from P125,000 in 2006 to P144,000 in 2009. This was revealed by NSO 9 during the conduct of its Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) Regional Data Dissemination Forum held yesterday in one of the local hotels here. The said forum was held to bare the re...
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07Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 7 (PIA) – A total of 1,483,525 tourists visited Northern Mindanao in 2010, higher by 41.47% compared to 1,048,662 in 2009. Of this figure, 1,439,431 or 97.03% were Filipinos, while 44,094 or 2.97% were foreigners, Director Catalino E. Chan III of the Dept. of Tourism (DOT), region 10 said. He also said the most favored destination by the Filipino tourists was the Ozamiz-Oroquita-Tangub-Misamis Occidental Cluster, probably due to Chris...
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27Mar2011CEBU CITY, Mar 27 (PIA) -- Around 1,592 people are added to the number of unemployed in Central Visayas in January 2011. Unemployed persons in the region are now estimated at 219 thousand. The National Statistics Office (NSO) conducted the Labor Force Survey in January 2011. The results showed that the unemployment rate or the proportion of unemployed persons to the total labor force in Central Visayas increased to 8.3 percent in January this year from 8.1 percent in 2010. According to the NSO...
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27Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, March 27 (PIA) – SOCCSKSARGEN Region or Region 12 recorded an employment rate of 96.8 percent, according to the January 2011 Labor Force Survey (LFS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO). NSO 12 Regional Director Maqtahar Manulon said, “this means that for every 100 person aging 15 years old and over in SOCCSKSARGEN Region ninety-seven were employed in last January and only three were unemployed.” The press release from NSO 12, explained that a person is co...
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28Jan2011PAGADIAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA9) - - February is declared as the National Civil Registration month. This year’s theme is “Quality Civil Registration in Support of the National Development Goals.” Regional Director Ronaldo C. Taghap of the National Statistics Office (NSO-IX) said “the significance of quality civil registration shall be emphasized and demonstrated towards the attainment of our national goals.” The Office of the Civil Registrar-General (OCRG) and ...
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27Jan2011CALAMBA CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) – The National Statistics Office (NSO) in coordination with the Local Civil Registry Offices (LCRO) will spearhead the celebration of the Civil Registration Month in February with the theme, “Quality Civil Registration in Support of the National Development Goals.” The observance of Civil Registration Month, on its 20th year, is in accordance with Proclamation No. 682 issued by then President Corazon C. Aquino on January 19, 1991. Mea...
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21Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (21 July) -- A combined production of 2,440,371 metric tons in vegetables/roots/fruits/non-food and industrial crops have been noted in Northern Mindanao during the first quarter of 2010. This volume of production, however, was actually lower by 10 percent compared to 2,711.459MT in the same period of 2009, Engr. Carlito A. Baclayon, Regional Agricultural Statistical Officer (RASO) of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), region 10, said. Over-all, the fol...
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20Jul2010Cagayan de Oro City (20 July) -- Northern Mindanao had a total of 16,473,678 heads of livestock and poultry as of January 1, this year, higher by 15.28 percent compared to 14,290,044 heads in January 1, last year. Per inventory conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region, chicken posted the highest increase, from 12,472,970 to 14,581,674 heads or 16.91 percent due to the expansion of chicken farms and the increase in laying flocks. This was followed by duc...
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08Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (8 July) -- A total of 1,837,000 persons was employed in Northern Mindanao by industry group, as of the start of the year, the January 2010 Labor Force Survey (LFS) of the National Statistics Office (NSO) show. Of this figure, 859,000 individuals were employed by the services sector representing the highest share of 46.7 percent of the total number of employed persons by industry group, Salvador A. Aves, Ph.D., Regional Director of NSO-10, said. This was followed...
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