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The right to social security of the workers in the informal economy/ sector
Figure 8 2020 PSOC Code of selected sectors i.e. ambulant vendors
Unofficial tallies using the LFS show that in January 2021, total employment in the
country is at 41.2 million. By April 2021, this number has risen to 43.3 million. The PSOC
reflects the increase or decrease in the number of persons employed for the particular sectors
that this situation report seeks to cover.
Figure 9 Percent Distribution of Employed by Occupation in the Philippines
There are also available reports which show data disaggregated by region. In NCR,
there is a noticeable drop in the number of employed persons, from 5.2 million in January 2021
to only 5.19 million in April. There is also a drop for those employed as motorcycle drivers, as