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Highlights of the 2015 Employment Outlook
According to DOLEThe Future of Job Opportunities
and Careers in the Philippines
Agricultural sector may regain its large share in employment
• Prioritization of the Agricultural Development in the 2015 budget.
• The administration aims to increase the productivity of the agriculture and fisheries sector to 3.5-4.5 percent growth in Gross Value Added.
• The ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) 2015 is
expected to create
additional 100,000 jobs
(1.1 million by 2025).
The manufacturing industry currently generates 8 percent of
total employment
• It is projected to continue to expand in the next two years.
• 2015 would be the second year of
implementation of the
Manufacturing Resurgence Program
(MRP) which will focus
on the growth of the
manufacturing sector.
The construction industry is assumed to have a constant annual growth
• Annual growth of 6 percent or 142, 000 workers.• This figure may be as high as 8.5 percent
(204,000) in consideration of the government’s planned and ongoing infrastructure projects.
• The 2015 budget supports
the commitment to enable
poor Filipinos to own safe
and affordable homes
through socialized housing.
For 2015, the government allotted a bigger amount for high
impact infrastructure project • This is for the reconstruction of Yolanda-hit areas.• NEDA’s Dream Plan composed
of construction of Roads,
Bridges, Airports, Seaports,
and Railways (extension) will
continue to feed the local
demand.
In 2015, the Tourism sector is projected to employ 6.3 million
direct workers
• With this, it can increase its share to P970 billion (5.7 percent of the GDP), and attract 8.2 million
international visitors
and 51.7 million
domestic travelers.
Employment in IT-BPM activities will continue to escalate
• Focusing on the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industry alone, the Information Technology and Business Processing Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) foresees a 1.3 million
employment in 2016.
• Learn more about job opportunities and careers in the Philippines when you visit Futureyou.ph.
Source: GOVPH Official Gazette http://www.gov.ph/2014/12/23/dole-2014-employment-better-2015-outlook-encouraging/