TY - BOOK ID - 135076572 TI - Disparities in Labor Market Performance in the Philippines PY - 2009 PB - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Employment rate KW - Finding employment KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - High unemployment KW - Household income KW - Human capital KW - Job creation KW - Jobs KW - Labor Force KW - Labor force participation KW - Labor Market KW - Labor Market Indicators KW - Labor Market Performance KW - Labor market policies KW - Labor Markets KW - Labor Policies KW - Previous job KW - Real wage KW - Real wages KW - Social Protections and Labor KW - Unemployed KW - Unemployment KW - Unemployment rate KW - Wage rate KW - Youth and Government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135076572 AB - The Philippine economy has been growing rapidly, at an annual growth rate of 5 percent over the past five years. Such decent growth in gross domestic product, however, did not translate into an increase in household income. Wage income declined in real terms. The poverty headcount increased slightly. The fruits of economic growth were not shared equally across the country. Challenges remain to create more jobs to keep pace with the rapidly growing active population. Using the Philippines Labor Force Survey data (2003-2007), this paper reviews the disparities in labor market performance and examines the contribution of regional and individual characteristics. The results show that real wages declined and disparities widened between the National Capital Region and other islands. The youth, less educated, and women face more challenges in finding employment with a decent salary, other things being equal. Disparities in labor market performance are largely associated with the difference in regional structure and human capital endowment. Individual characteristics account for roughly one-third of the difference in wages between the National Capital Region and other regions; regional structures and other unobservable factors account for two-thirds of the difference. ER -