Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA)

November 21, 2021 Dear Jerica Jade Sy, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 31, 2021 08:16:39 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for Macroeconomic Variables. Your FOI request is approved. In reference to your data request, please be informed that our data are limited to the following published data as follows: 1-2. Difference between basic and functional literacy rate and Latest basic literacy rate and functional literacy rate per province/city/municipality, you may check the Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) https://psa.gov.ph/people/education-mass-media https://psa.gov.ph/content/functional-literacy-education-and-mass-media-survey-flemms 2019 FLEMMS Final Report https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2019-FLEMMS-Final-Report_Signed_FULL%20VERSION_15%20January%202021rev.pdf For definitions, you may check page 12, 2.4 CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS Basic or simple literacy – is the ability of a person to read and write with understanding a simple message in any language or dialect. Functional literacy – is a significantly higher level of literacy which includes not only reading and writing skills but also numeracy skills.... Kindly take note that our FLEMMS data is up to regional level only. 3-6. Latest labor force participation rate, employment rate, unemployment rate, and underemployment rate per province/city/municipality, our data is limited to the Labor Force Survey: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/survey/labor-and-employment/labor-force-survey/table Unemployment Rate in July 2021 is Estimated at 6.9 percent Table 4-Total Population 15 Years Old and Over and Rates of Labor Force Participation, Employment, July 2020f , January 2021p, April 2021p, June 2021p and July 2021p https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/Table%204-Total%20Population%2015%20Years%20Old%20and%20Over%20and%20Rates%20of%20Labor%20Force%20Participation%2C%20Employment%2C%20July%202020f%20%2C%20January%202021p%2C%20April%202021p%2C%20June%202021p%20and%20July%202021p.xlsx Integrated Survey of Households (ISH) Bulletin https://psa.gov.ph/content/integrated-survey-households-ish-bulletin Our LFS data are limited to regional estimates only. 7. Latest poverty incidence and subsistence incidence per province/city/municipality Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates https://psa.gov.ph/content/psa-releases-2015-municipal-and-city-level-poverty-estimates City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates https://psa.gov.ph/content/city-and-municipal-level-poverty-estimates Poverty Statistics https://psa.gov.ph/poverty-press-releases/data https://psa.gov.ph/content/poverty-statistics We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the PSA Customer feedback form from this link: https://goo.gl/forms/J8QrjkKm0ui9zB9n1. Thank you. Respectfully, Cesar Reynaldo V. Vinuya Assistant National Statistician Information Technology and Dissemination Service