Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 03:23 PM, Jan 02, 2024

January 2, 2024

Dear Carlo Erba Esteban,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 27, 2023 04:43:57 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Labor force in the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response.
In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

1. The number of healthcare professionals in the Philippines/ The number of Pharmacists in the Philippines

Labor Force Survey (LFS)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey/press-release
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey/special-release
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22LFS%20-%20Labor%20Force%20Survey%22

Employment Rate in October 2023 was Estimated at 95.8 Percent
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey/press-release/node/1684061704

Gender Statistics on Labor and Employment
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22GSLE%20-%20%20Gender%20Statistics%20on%20Labor%20and%20Employment%22

Labor Force Survey (LFS)
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3K__E2/?tablelist=true&rxid=227f6805-9732-41b6-981c-ac178832d6db

3. The number of workers employed in the Pharmaceutical Industry (including non-Pharmacists)

Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/survey/business-and-industry/index

2021 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) - Human Health and Social Work Activities Section: Final Results
https://psa.gov.ph/content/2021-annual-survey-philippine-business-and-industry-aspbi-human-health-and-social-work

Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/census/business-and-industry/index

2018 Census of Philippine Business and Industry: Human Health and Social Work Activities
https://psa.gov.ph/content/2018-census-philippine-business-and-industry-human-health-and-social-work-activities

More than 1.08 million Establishments Operated in 2021 which Generated Total Employment of 8.57 million (2021 Updating of the List of Establishments Preliminary Results)
https://psa.gov.ph/content/more-108-million-establishments-operated-2021-which-generated-total-employment-857-million

You may also refer to our regional data through this link - 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YJEZqBIeoW3N38eg3MlHkNX_tc3IXcrm/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105740966474332267520&rtpof=true&sd=true

Philippine Statistical Yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf

Chapter 10: Education and Manpower Development
Table 10.20 Number of Schools, Examinees, and Distribution of Passers by Sex in Various Licensure Examination: 2020 and 2021	
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/10_2022.xlsx

Chapter 11: Labor and Employment
Table 11.8 Employed Persons by Major Industry Group and Major Occupation Group, Philippines: 2017 to 2021	
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/11_2022.xlsx

You may refer to https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psoc for 2012 Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) and to https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psic for 2019 Updates to the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification.

For more specific data on this, you may coordinate with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC): https://www.prc.gov.ph/.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service