Philippine Institute for Development Studies(PIDS)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your requestSeptember 22, 2025d Sept. 21, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

We have received your request on Information on Job/Skills Mismatch,September 22, 2025d September 22, 2025. We will respond and process your request on or before Oct. 12, 2025, in compliance with the Executive Order’s implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding this request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal for request with ticket number #PIDS-779890625225.

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Respectfully,

FOI Officer

Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated Sept. 21, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the number of FOI Users from 2016 to the present.

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved.

For complete and latest information about job and skills mismatch in the Philippines, you might want to explore the Labor Force Surveys conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) through this link: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey . Datasets are also accessible on the PSA OpenStat through this link: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/Database/Labor-and-Employment . Also, please see attached infographic on Philippine Labor and Employment Indicators by PSA for your reference. Aside from that, you might want to check the list of PIDS publications related to your inquiry:

1. Melchor, M. 2022. “Surveying the Extent and Wage Consequences of Education-Job Mismatches in the Philippine Labor Market”. PJD 2022 Vol 46 No. 1d. https://www.pids.gov.ph/publication/philippine-journal-of-development/surveying-the-extent-and-wage-consequences-of-education-job-mismatches-in-the-philippine-labor-market

2. Generelao, IN, et al. 2025. “Examining the Effects of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on Employment Outcomes in the Philippines”. DP 2025-08. https://doi.org/10.62986/dp2025.08

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Philippine Institute for Development Studies